FBI certified Russian smartphone apps such as FaceApp as a “threat”
by Hisrsrtyo
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that Russian smartphone apps such as the photo editing app FaceApp Defense Can be a potential threat . '
FBI Letter to Schumer re FaceApp11.pdf
(PDF file) https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FBI%20Letter%20to%20Schumer%20re%20FaceApp11.pdf
FaceApp: Chuck Schumer calls for feds to investigate-CNNPolitics
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/18/politics/chuck-schumer-faceapp-investigation/index.html
In a letter addressed to Senator Charles Schumer, FBI said, “Applications for smartphones and similar products developed in Russia, such as FaceApp, data collected by the product, privacy and terms of use policy, It is considered a potential threat to defense activities, based on the legal mechanisms available to the Russian government that allow access to the data. '
BIG: Share if you used #FaceApp :
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 18, 2019
The @FBI & @FTC must look into the national security & privacy risks now
Because millions of Americans have used it
It's owned by a Russia-based company
And users are required to provide full, irrevocable access to their personal photos & data pic.twitter.com/cejLLwBQcr
Developed by Russian technology company WirelessLab, FaceApp is popular for its ability to process facial photos on smartphones using AI to change facial expressions, age and rejuvenate. However, the uneasy side has been pointed out for a long time, and in July 2019, it was discovered that all face photos selected for editing with FaceApp were uploaded to the FaceApp remote server.
`` FaceApp '' which can aging face photos and make them smile is storing user face photos on the server-GIGAZINE
In response, CNN reports that in November 2019, the US Democratic National Committee urged not to use FaceApp for the 2020 US presidential election .
According to CNN, Bob Lord, Democrat security chief, “FaceApp can age people in photos, but this novel feature is at risk. FaceApp was developed by Russians. “At this time, privacy risks are n’t clear, but it ’s clear that the benefits of avoiding app usage outweigh the risks.”
WirelessLab, on the other hand, did not accept the Russian government's relationship with CNN's coverage, and denied sharing or selling data by third parties.
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