Microsoft has removed a majority of third-party Snapchat applications from the Windows Phone store, one of the apps’ developers confirmed on Twitter. A big October hack on Snapchat attack leaked approximately 200,000 private photos; the image-sharing company was quick to blame third party apps for the breach. Snapchat, valued at $10 billion, said it couldn’t afford to keep customers secure by maintaining an API for third party apps.
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