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Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal

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Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal | TechCrunch

A secret program called "Project Ghostbusters" saw Facebook devise a way to intercept and decrypt the encrypted network traffic of Snapchat users to study their behavior.

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That pink background, ugh. #6F89B4 goes much easier on the eyes and still keeps both black and white fonts perfectly legible
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  I agree, the background isnt too great. The idea though is gold.

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