It turns out that you've probably been breaking the law ever since you downloaded Snapchat without even knowing it.
The government's culture minister, Ed Vaizey, has said that it is illegal to screenshot a Snapchat picture and pass it on without consent.
If the original sender was to report the person who shared the Snapchat, they could even face a prison sentence.
"The image owner would be able to sue anyone who does this for copyright infringement.
"Snapchat photos are automatically deleted after 10 seconds. The Snapchat privacy policy states that if Snapchat is able to detect that a recipient has taken a screenshot of an image, they will try to inform the original poster.
"However, Snapchat advises users to avoid sending messages which they would not want to be saved or shared."
If your mate sends you a picture of his balls and you screenshot it to post it in group chat, you could face years behind bars.
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