Officially, your snaps are visible only to the sender and the recipient, and only for a short time once you open them. This means that Snapchat employees can't view the content inside. There are some exceptions, though. Snapchat's Trust & Safety specialist Micah Schaffer revealed this in a blog post in 2013.28 Apr 2019
Can Snapchat spy on you?
A recent Motherboard report, citing four former employees and a current worker, says that some Snapchat employees use internal tools that allow them to access your data, including location, email addresses and saved photos without you knowing it. 24 May 2019
Are Snapchat messages really private?
Snapchat introduced end-to-end encryption to its network in late 2018. According to Digital Information World, Snapchat's encryption is limited to snaps only, so it doesn't apply to text messages or group chat messages sent on Snapchat.16 Dec 2020
Can anyone see your Snapchat conversations?
While your photos and videos can't be seen by anyone but the person you are sending them to, everyone you are friends with on Snapchat can, in fact, see who you are sending most of your photos and videos to. If my Snapchat friends were to do this, they'd see I chat most with some guy named Jay Yarow and my wife, Anna.14 Sept 2013