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There is a strict warning from experts with the free FaceApp. The free filter app, that includes old age, began in 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russia, but has seemed to grow popular just recently. Experts say that it poses security concerns that may just allow them to acquire access to your identity through your photos. This could also very well give them certain personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NYPost notifies readers<\/a>, “FaceApp, which you grant permission to access your photo gallery, also includes in their Terms and Conditions that they have the right to modify, reproduce and publish any of the images you process through its AI. That means that your face could end up being commercialized \u2014 or worse.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if an Apple iOS user set their photo permission to “never”, it’s not guaranteed that your pictures won’t be accessed.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Hackers have the ability to retrieve information from databases and steal any available information. According to TheBestVPN<\/a>, an astounding 1.76 billion records were leaked in January 2019 alone. And they are vindictive and intentional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This issue has raised so much awareness, that on July 17, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter requesting the FBI and FTC to start an investigation of the app<\/a>. In the letter, he stated, “I ask that the FBI assess whether the personal data uploaded by millions of Americans onto FaceApp may be finding its way into the hand of the Russian government, or entities with ties to the Russian government.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For help with any security issues, call us at 1-800-620-5285<\/a>.  Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. This blog post was brought to you from our staff at the Denver Computer Repair Service<\/a>, if you need computer repair in Denver, CO please call or text the local office at (720) 441-6460<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n


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