Over the last week, a handful of viral posts on Twitter and TikTok have raised concerns over how Snapchat might “know when you were born.” As it turns out, chances are that you provided the application with this information, likely as part of its popular Astrological Profile feature.
The viral posts on Twitter and TikTok allege that Snapchat might have learned when and where you were born without you giving it any information beyond your birthday. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this is not the case. In a statement to the Verge, Snapchat explained that users input this data as part of the app’s “Astrological Profile” capability.
