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"we keep your shared list of contacts until you ask us to remove them in our app settings (note: updating your device permissions may not remove the contacts you've previously shared with Snapchat).Excerpt from Snapchat's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “we keep your shared list of contacts until you ask us to remove them in our app settings (note: updating your device permissions may not remove the contacts you've previously shared with Snapchat).”
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