US senator calls for investigation into Russian-made FaceApp
CEO Yaroslav Goncharov says most photos are deleted from its servers within 48 hours and are not used for other purposes
18 July 2019 - 20:00
New York — The chart-topping Russian-made FaceApp, which allows users to see how they will look as they age, found itself in the eye of a political storm in the US on Wednesday, with one senator urging an FBI investigation into its “national security and privacy risks”.
The app uses artificial intelligence to modify users’ photos, adding wrinkles or subtracting years from their faces...
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