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I mean, this is dumb, but it's only ads specifically shown to you so it isn't really a privacy issue. The headline seems like it's intentionally trying to make it seem a lot worse than it is
I don't why you are so downvoted. Your comment didn't come off as shilling for Snapchat or anything, and it just clarifies things for people who only read the headline. I appreciate the clarification.
This is still an invasion of privacy, but not quite as egregious as using people's faces in global advertisements. Obligatory fuck Snapchat, regardless.
It's still not a feature that users asked for. Hence why making it in the first place, is hiding some darker and creepier objectives.
I mean yeah it's a stupid feature that they probably shouldn't have, I just think the headline is super misleading since it implies they would use your face to advertise to to others which isn't true.
The fact they think I want to see my face in ads, is dumb beyond belief. And they spent money on that lol.