Parents Beware, Snapchat AI Knew My Location, Without Permission.

JW
Jermaine Wilson
May 09, 2023
IPVMU Certified

After speaking with a family member about Snapchat AI, and how he and his friends use it to find restaurants, random number generators, etc. I was interested to see what the hype was about, and my findings/feelings about it were very odd.

The net/net here is the AI knew my location, and recommended a restaurant ~1 mile away, despite my location services being turned off for over 3 years, stated it didn't know my location, and then retracted that statement within ~1 minute. Full details are shared below. I recommend you disable the AI / delete Snapchat..

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
May 09, 2023

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JW
Jermaine Wilson
May 09, 2023
IPVMU Certified

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MH
Matthew Hoenig
May 11, 2023

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JH
John Honovich
May 09, 2023
IPVM

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JW
Jermaine Wilson
May 09, 2023
IPVMU Certified

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Undisclosed #2
May 10, 2023

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JW
Jermaine Wilson
May 10, 2023
IPVMU Certified

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
May 10, 2023

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
May 11, 2023

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ME
Mason Eddy
May 12, 2023
Pro Video Engineering • IPVMU Certified

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MW
Michael Wood
May 15, 2023

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