Some Snapchat employees reportedly used internal tools to abuse users' dataEmployees accessed information using an internal tool called "SnapLion."
What you need to know
A report claims Snapchat employees abused their privilege to access user data.
This included saved snaps, phone numbers, and more.
SnapLion was one of the internal tools used to do this.
It seems like not a day goes by without learning about a new privacy concern or data breach, and this time around Snapchat gets its spot in the limelight with a report that some of its employees abused internal tools to access users' personal information.
According to former Snap Inc. employees, internal tools at Snapchat were used to access heaps of personal information in an abusive way. This includes phone numbers, email addresses, location information, and saved snaps. One of the tools used to access this info is reportedly called "SnapLion."
The tool was originally used to gather information on users in response to valid law enforcement requests, such as a court order or subpoena, two former emp...
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Some Snapchat employees reportedly used internal tools to abuse users' data
