SNAPCHAT

Where do your Snapchat photos go?

You send a private photo to a friend who views it for a few seconds before it disappears forever, right?

Wrong!

Even after Snapchat admitted photos sent using the popular app don’t disappear after all, experts say users still don’t grasp how difficult it is to entirely erase something from the Internet. Most of the time, your "deleted" Instagram snaps or Facebook posts are still lurking on a server somewhere.

Even when something is deleted from a device or a computer, it doesn't completely delete. If you were to delete a text, I could still get it off the phone. It's in the trash.

What is Snapchat?

Snapchat is an app that you can download on your phone that is used to send messages. These messages are sent as photos, videos, texts, and you can now also call people on the application. It’s free to download on the App Store, Google Play and Android. It was founded in 2011 and gradually got more popular and popular throughout the years. The majority of users are young adults and adults. Unfortunately it is mostly used for sexting and its reputation holds that. But there are also many pros in the internet service.

Some features in the app include Stories, Discover and Memories. Stories are a photo or video that you share to either your friends/followers or the public. You can post as many as you like but they only last 24 hours after posting.

Discover is a platform in the app where you can view pop-culture and diverse stories made by different news services, for example Buzzfeed, Tastemade, MTV, Daily Mail and Cosmopolitan. These stories also last 24 hours and are renewed each day. There are stories including information from fashion and make-up to gaming and music. Memories are a personal platform that was added to Snapchat very recently. When you take a photo (snap) or video you can now save it to the app. To access this platform you swipe up when the camera is showing. You can then change the snaps to Memories. If you want some to be private you can change them to Eyes Only, a part of Memories where you need a password to open private snaps.