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Snap Inc.

American multinational technology company

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Jan 19, 2026

Are there any patent applications by Snap Inc. that mention client‑side encryption, vault features, or key derivation for user‑protected media?

Snap Inc. has filed and been granted patent documents that explicitly reference end‑to‑end or encryption of media and that touch on key management, and some filings describe encrypting media such that...

Jan 19, 2026

Does Snapchat perform client‑side encryption for My Eyes Only, and has Snap published a technical whitepaper on it?

Snapchat’s “My Eyes Only” (MEO) is repeatedly described in vendor and secondary reporting as a client‑side encrypted vault that locks selected Memories behind a user passcode, with Snapchat stating th...