FaceApp Old 4f716w Age Filter App Goes Viral but You Might Want to Read Its Legal Before Using

Using FaceApp grants its developers the right to use your selfies, name, likeness, voice, or persona for commercial purposes. 1t5q1m

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 17 July 2019 18:43 IST

FaceApp Old-Age Filter App Goes Viral but You Might Want to Read Its Legal Before Using

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FaceApp is now available for on Android and iOS devices
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In 2017, FaceApp was in controversy for an ethnicity filter

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FaceApp, the app that uses advanced software algorithms to transform selfies and make people virtually look older or younger than their actual age, has suddenly become a household name, once again. Chances are high that you might have already seen your friends or colleagues sharing old-age filter versions of their self-portraits using this artificial intelligence (AI) app. Several celebrities have also shared their older-looks created using the app on social media. But there are some mysterious of use that you should clearly read and understand before getting started with FaceApp.

One of the reasons that have helped iOS devices, applies filters to change your age or gender or add a smile to your selfie. But to begin with the editing process, the app s photos to its servers. This is where the things become tricky.

As spotted by Twitter Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, FaceApp's of use mention that if you use the app, you're granting its developers right to use your content, including your selfies, name, likeness, voice, and persona, for commercial purposes.

If you use #FaceApp you are giving them a license to use your photos, your name, your name, and your likeness for any purpose including commercial purposes (like on a billboard or internet ad) -- see their : https://t.co/e0sTgzowoN pic.twitter.com/XzYxRdXZ9q
— Elizabeth Potts Weinstein (@ElizabethPW) July 17, 2019

"You grant FaceApp a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid, transferable sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, and display your Content and any name, name or likeness provided in connection with your Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed, without compensation to you," one of the reads.

The of FaceApp also suggests that its developers can relocate the data from one region to another without informing end s. "If you are located in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from US law, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction," reads a part of the .

So, unless you are comfortable with FaceApp's as well as , you might want to stay away from the app. It is, however, important to note here that FaceApp is hardly the first app to have and conditions like this as such language can often be found in other social media apps and websites. Still, it is good to keep in mind that data is the biggest asset of an online service and it can be sold and transferred to generate revenue.

This is notably not the first time when FaceApp has been embroiled in a controversy. Back in 2017, it had raised eyebrows for enabling s to change their ethnicity. Its developers, however, had removed the controversial filter that was designed to change the skin tone and facial features of s to match a certain ethnicity.

In a separate issue in 2017, FaceApp was found to have a dedicated "hot" filter that was aimed to lighten the skin tone of s. The racist filter was removed after it sparked a disagreement by the masses.

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