Maryland reaches settlement with Snapchat

Published June 12, 2014 8:10pm ET



BALTIMORE (AP) — The attorney general’s office says Maryland has reached a settlement with the developer of the mobile app Snapchat in which the company agreed not to deceive consumers about “disappearing’ messages.

Attorney General Doug Gansler said in a news release Thursday that Snapchat also agreed to get consumers’ consent to collect and save contact information from electronic address books.

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