Snapchat has settled a dispute with the Federal Trade Commission over their misrepresentation of \disappearing\ content. The FTC found that while Snapchat was marketing their photo app as a truly ephemeral product, they were tracking user data such as location, contacts, and phone numbers, therefore misrepresenting their privacy and security settings. The FTC also accused Snapchat of storing sent videos on the recipients devices. FTC chairperson Edith Ramirez issued this statement: \If a company markets privacy and security as key selling points in pitching its service to consumers, it is critical that it keep those promises.
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