App that makes a user's face youthful or old is popular recently, but it is suspected that the developer of this app is associated with the Russian government and is collecting and utilizing the photo data without permission.

Faces apps, which utilize artificial intelligence technology, became popular in SNS and have received more than 150 million downloads since its release.

However, there has been some controversy about the app recently, and it is suspected that a Russian-based app developer is collecting and using photo data, such as collecting user face pictures and providing facial information data to third parties.

The Democratic National Committee of the United States has asked the investigating authorities to investigate the app, saying that the face of the citizen 's face could be used by a third party, especially the enemy.

MIT Technology Review, a science and technology magazine, pointed out that the data collected in this way can be used to synthesize fake faces. The reason why developers can collect millions of face pictures is because users agree This is one of the terms.

The uploaded photo rights are transferred to the developer, and the developer can collect, reproduce, and post the photos. Unless the user has read and read the terms in English, they will not know.

Actually downloading and running the app will display a message that the photos will be uploaded to the server for image correction and face change.

If you click Cancel, you will not be able to use the app, so you must press Consent to use it. As the controversy grows, the developer acknowledges that uploaded photos are being sent to the server.

We insisted that the images registered on the server are deleted within 48 hours and that if requested by the user, they can erase everything and do not provide pictures to third parties.

However, there is no guarantee that the developer will not pass on the photo data to a third party for any other purpose. The face information of the user may be sold by the unanimous agreement.

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