December 04, 2019

FBI: Russia-based FaceApp is a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’

It's a grabby little app, data-wise, but how is it different from, say, Google or Facebook?

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October 29, 2019

Gradient “celebrity matching” photo app sparks privacy fears

The Kardashians love the Gradient app - but they're being paid to use it, whereas for you it's the other way round. Is it safe?

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September 03, 2019

China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash

Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China's App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.

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July 26, 2019

S2 Ep1: FaceApp, logic bombs and stranger danger – Naked Security Podcast

We’re finally back with Series 2 of the Naked Security Podcast. Listen now!

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July 19, 2019

FaceApp privacy panic sets internet alight

You grant FaceApp a perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify and adapt your image. Sounds scary.

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March 02, 2018

Facebook’s see yourself bald app: extreme hackers or extreme hoax?

Facebook's latest hoax warns that "extreme hackers" are selling our data on the "black market."

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