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Users of popular FaceApp should be wary of terms of use, experts say

Privacy expert Ann Cavoukian says app can potential share photos and other information with third parties

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The app, which offers a range of facial image manipulations from adding facial hair to changing genders and age, has terms of use that include granting the rights to reproduce, modify, publish and share photos and other user content.

Privacy expert Ann Cavoukian says that while most apps have problematic policies, FaceAppsa国际传媒檚 potential sharing of photos and other information with third parties are especially concerning.

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The app, launched by a Russian company in 2017, had previously drawn criticism for offering the ability to change the ethnicity of userssa国际传媒 photos, an option the company removed.

FaceApp has issued a statement clarifying that it only uploads photos to the cloud that users have selected, and that for those who donsa国际传媒檛 want identifying information shared can bypass signing in.

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