FaceApp, Four Dangers You Should Consider Before Using It

Although FaceApp has been around since 2014 , it had its minute
of glory in 2017 thanks to a function that allowed users to apply
filters to emulate different ethnic groups .
FaceApp lets users turn moody faces to merry ones , see what they
would look like grey haired and grizzled, and turn back the hands
of time , among other things. It is an app built only to please those
who really want a new way to play roulette with their own face .
However , since its launch , FaceApp hasn ’ t been without
controversy and we list the prominent ones below so that they can
guide you in your use of the app.

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A major concern of yours should be the access you grant the app
to your data. Like many other apps on your phone , it is not clear
what happens to all the data you give it and it is believed that the
company’ s privacy policy leaves a fair amount of wriggle room .
FaceApp ’s privacy policy . reads:
“ When you use our Service, our servers automatically record
certain log file information, including your web request,
Internet Protocol address, browser type , referring / exit pages
and URLs , number of clicks and how you interact with links
on the Service, domain names , landing pages , pages viewed ,
and other such information. ”
Security experts have warned that people who use FaceApp may
be putting their personal information at risk , including the
pictures they are sharing of themselves . The app uses “ device
identifiers” allowing the company to monitor how you browse and
use the app in order to target you with “ personalised content
which could include online ads or other forms of marketing” .
Not only that, the world is slowly but steadily tilting towards facial
recognition so you need to start treating your face like a password
because if the data you share with apps like FaceApp falls into the
wrong hands , it could be used by cybercriminals to spoof your
identity.
Reliability
Another issue that most concerned users have is that the developer
of FaceApp , Wireless Lab does not specify what would happen if
the company was dissolved or sold , nor whether it can be
transferred the fiscal direction of the same to abide by another
more permissive regulation with the data collected .
The Transformations Stack
Some people have figured out that transforming an already
altered FaceApp photo more than once can really create some
disturbing images .
Racism
FaceApp founder and chief executive , Yaroslav Goncharov had to
apologise when the app ’s “ hot” filter was tagged racist . The ‘hot’
filter purportedly made you look better by whitening the skin of
people of colour to make them look more attractive . Following the
backlash , FaceApp said it had temporarily renamed the filter
“ spark ” and the option was no longer available on the Android
version of the app.
In a statement to TechCrunch , Goncharov said it was “ working on
a complete fix that should arrive soon” .
“ We are deeply sorry for this unquestionably serious issue . It
is an unfortunate side - effect of the underlying neural network
caused by the training set bias , not intended behaviour .”