> ...they're sending your facial mapping home when you do a face filter effect...
Lenses are generated on the device. They're not uploaded to Snapchat servers.
> Deleting messages doesn't actually delete them...
From the support site: "Snapchat servers are designed to automatically delete Snaps after they've been viewed by all recipients."
https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/when-are-snaps-chats-de...
Context is very important when you're quoting people: "... and if they've been "good" data miners..."
And regardless of whether or not a filter is generated on device, facial data is being used, and so I'm weary that it could be sent to a server. If it's not, fine, but that's subject to change.
> From the support site: "Snapchat servers are designed to automatically delete Snaps after they've been viewed by all recipients."
So when authorities get involved, I'm sure Snap says "sorry, can't do anything for you"?
Why not? Obviously it's nonfree software so neither of us really know, but the alternative is that they're simply lying. Maybe they are, but that sounds like a ticking time bomb that would destroy them when it gets out. And it would absolutely get out, especially if they try to monetize it as an above poster suggested.