Is FaceApp dangerous?
Surely lately you are seeing many famous and not so famous, uploading photos of themselves but with different genders. It is very interesting to know what you would be like as a boy or a girl, right? FaceApp is the application that makes it possible.
If you remember, just a year ago the news broke about the danger of this app. Well, today we are going to tell you everything we know about her and if she is as dangerous as they say.
FaceApp is dangerous, as much as other applications:
Scandals due to privacy issues in apps, is something that we find in the media very regularly. To use many apps we have to give permissions to access our camera, camera roll, microphone and as soon as we agree to share that kind of content, the apps are already invading our privacy.
We're saying this because after investigating a bit about the danger of FaceApp, we've realized that it's as dangerous as any other app can be.
Originally it was said that the app shared our photos and facial mappings with Russia. That if they could generate our virtual IDs, that they could train their artificial intelligence, there are a lot of rumors that have been shown to be untrue.
In July 2019 @Victorianoi, founder and CEO ofGraphText , commented on his Twitter account that we find very interesting."What are they supposed to train their evil AI with if you just give them a photo with no other information about you?" «Another thing is that the app, in addition to your photos, asked you to connect your Facebook, give it your ID or any information that identifies you and what do I know, that one day if you go to Russia a security camera will give you your name and surname. . But if you don't tag yourself in the app, or give it any kind of feedback, you can't be training any artificial intelligence”.
We recommend you read the Twitter thread that we have linked to the username of Victoriano.
Next we are going to share information taken from the privacy policy of FaceApp. We have translated it and share it as is. If there are any translation errors, please forgive us.
Personal Information FaceApp Collects:
When you use the App, we may collect information about you, including:
Photographs you provide when you use the app:
Through your camera or camera roll (if you have given us permission to access your camera or camera roll), the web search functionality in the app, or your social media account (if you choose to connect your social media account). We only get the specific images you chose to modify using the app; We do not collect your photo albums, even if you grant us access to them. We encrypt every photo you upload using the app. The encryption key is stored locally on your device. This means that the only device that can view the photo is the device from which the photo was uploaded using the app – the user's device. Please note that while we do not require or request any metadata attached to the photos you upload, metadata (including, for example, geotags) may be associated with your photos by default.
Application usage information:
Such as information about how to use the app and interact with us, including your preferred language, the date and time when you installed the app, and the date and time you last used the app.
Purchase history:
If you choose to purchase a subscription to the app, as confirmation that you are a paid subscriber of the app. Social media information, if you choose to log in to the App through a third-party platform or social media network (for example, Facebook), or otherwise connect your account on the third-party platform or network to the App . We may collect information from that platform or network, such as your social media alias, first and last name, number of "friends" on the social media platform, and, if reliant on your Facebook or other network settings, a list of your friends or connections ( although we do not use or store this information).Our collection and processing of information we obtain from social media platforms is governed by the requirements that these social media platforms place on us in their relevant terms and conditions.
Device data:
Such as your computer and mobile device operating system type and version number, manufacturer and model, device ID, push tokens, Google ID, Apple ID for , browser type, screen resolution , IP address (and the associated country in which your location is), the website you visited prior to visiting our Site; and other information about the device you are using to visit the app.
Online Activity Data:
Such as information about your use and actions on the App and the Sites, including the pages or screens you viewed, how much time you spent on a page or screen, breadcrumbs between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times and duration of access.Our service providers and certain third parties (for example, online networks and their customers) may also collect this type of information over time and across third party websites and mobile applications. This information may be collected on our site using cookies, browser web storage (also known as locally stored objects or "LSOs"), web beacons and similar technologies. We may collect this information directly or through the use of third-party software development kits (“SDKs”). The SDKs may allow third parties to collect information directly from our application.
How FaceApp uses personal information:
We do not use the photographs you provide when you use the Application for any reason other than to provide you with the editing functionality of the Application. We may use information other than photographs for the following purposes:
To operate and improve the application:
- Allow you to use the app's features;Establish and maintain your account, if you choose to log into the app using your social media account;
- Communicate with you about the application. Including by sending security announcements, updates and alerts, which we may send via push notification, and by responding to your requests, questions and comments;
- Provide technical support and maintenance for the application; y
- Perform statistical analysis on the use of the application (including through the use of Google Analytics).
To send you marketing and promotional communications:
We may send you marketing communications as permitted by law. You will have the ability to opt out of receiving marketing and promotional communications from us, as described in the marketing opt-out section below.
To show you ads:
If you use the free version of the app we work with advertising partners to display ads within the app. These banner ads are delivered by our advertising partners and may be targeted based on your use of the App or your activity elsewhere online. For more information about your choices regarding advertisements, please see the section below titled “targeted online”.
For compliance, fraud prevention and security:
We may use your personal information and disclose it to law enforcement, government authorities and private parties as we believe necessary or appropriate to: (a) protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, that of you or others (including when making and defending legal Claims); (b) enforce the terms and conditions governing the Service; and (c) protect, investigate, and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical, or illegal activity.
With your consent:
In some cases, we may specifically ask for your consent to collect, use, or share your personal information, such as when required by law.
To create anonymous, aggregated or de-identified data:
We may create anonymous, aggregated or de-identified data from your personal information and other people whose personal information we collect. We render personal information anonymous, aggregated, or de-identified by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We may use this anonymous, aggregated or de-identified information and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes.
How they share our personal information:
Do not disclose user photos or videos to third parties (with the exception of uploading an encrypted image to our cloud providers Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services to provide the app's photo-editing features).We may share your non-photo and non-video information in the following circumstances:
Affiliates:
We may share information about the use of the application with our subsidiaries and affiliates, for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Service Providers:
We may share your personal information with service providers who perform services on our behalf or help us operate the Application (such as customer support, hosting, analytics, email delivery, marketing, and database management services). data). These third parties may use your personal information only as directed or authorized by us and in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy, and are prohibited from using or disclosing your information for any other purpose.
Advertising Partners:
When we use third-party cookies and other tracking tools, our advertising partners may collect information from your device to help us analyze Site and App usage, display in-App ads, and advertise the Site and App ( and related content) elsewhere online.
Third party platforms and social networks:
If you have enabled features or functionality that connect the Application to a third-party platform or social media network (such as logging into FaceApp using your account with the third-party, providing your API key or similar access token for the application to a third party, or otherwise link your account with the application to third party services), we may disclose personal information that you have authorized us to share (such as when you choose to upload a photo or video to your social media account). We do not control the use of your personal information by third party platforms. These are governed by the privacy policy and terms and conditions of that third party.
Professional advisors:
We may disclose your personal information to professional advisers, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers, where necessary in the course of their professional services to us.
For compliance, fraud prevention and security:
We may share your personal information for the compliance, fraud prevention, and security purposes described above.
Business Transfers:
We may sell, transfer or share part or all of our business or assets. Including your personal information, in connection with a business transaction (or potential business transaction), such as a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy or dissolution.
How can you see, FaceApp is dangerous as other apps like Facebook , WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram .
It's up to you to use this app or not.
Greetings.
