Snapchat: CreatorID leaked from public content posted to SnapMaps

TL;DR - the Snap Map media responses unnecessarily return a creatorId. The creator's Snap username cannot be immediately derived from creatorId, but users can use the creatorId to correlate multiple public snaps with that creator. The impact is limited by the fact that all Our Story Snaps that...

How Surveillance Inhibits Freedom of Expression

In my book Data and Goliath, I write about the value of privacy. I talk about how it is essential for political liberty and justice, and for commercial fairness and equality. I talk about how it increases personal freedom and individual autonomy, and how the lack of it makes us all less secure. B...