Snapchat app update to address security concerns

Snapchat finally addressed the hacking breach of 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers from it service, writing a blog post that promises an update to the app that will enable users to opt out of the Find Friends functionality that led to the all of the chaos.

The post also promises that the update will improve rate limiting and other restrictions to prevent future abuse.

From the post:

“When we first built Snapchat, we had a difficult time finding other friends that were using the service.