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"Photo messaging service Snapchat has updated its Android and iOS apps to allow users to\u00A0opt-out of linking their phone number with their username.\r\n\r\nThe decision, while it might seem minor, is an important one as it forms part of the service's Find Friends functionality, which was partly to blame for\u00A0leaked data obtained by hackers at the end of last year.\r\n\r\nIn the announcement, made today, the company also took the opportunity to apologize for the breach. Better late than never.\r\n\r\n\u27A4\u00A0Find Friend Improvements [Snapchat]\r\n\r\nFeatured Image Credit - AFP/Getty Images\r\n\r\n\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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