FaceApp security concerns: Russians now own all your old photos

However, experts warn that the free “old age filter,” created in 2017 by developers at Wireless Lab in St. Petersburg, poses security concerns that may give them access to your personal information and identity.

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The Russian app is one of the most downloaded across the globe, with fans on social media using the hashtag #faceappchallenge to share their results. The tool augments your face to look double or triple your current age — with wrinkles, sagging and yellowed teeth — and also allows you to look younger, swap genders and try out a beard.

But be warned: FaceApp, which you grant permission to access your photo gallery, also includes in their Terms and Conditions that they have the right to modify, reproduce and publish any of the images you process through its AI.

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