Surely each of you remembers the phenomenon of the Face app.App, which was revived sometime this summer. It is exactly the application that can use a photo of your face to convey what your face will look like in a few decades. Initially, the Face applicationApp It received a lot of attention from around the world, but later this enthusiasm waned. ProIt has emerged that the developers behind the Face appApp is based in Russia, where all the photos were supposedly processed and stored. So how quickly did FaceApp He came, and just as quickly he left.
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Now, after several months, the FBI has also become involved in this case. They have identified FaceApp as a potential threat, precisely because of its location in Russia. The developers of the Face appApp They initially stated that no data was being processed in Russia, but the FBI has a slightly different view of the situation. According to the FBI, any application developed in Russia could be a great danger to other countries, primarily due to possible espionage and other threats to counterintelligence. The Russian government allegedly has tools at its disposal to obtain data from all kinds of users – that is, if this data appears in Russia, which is likely to be the case with FaceApp really did.
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To make matters worse, the FBI says the Russian government has unrestricted access to all servers and communications data located on the Russian computer network. US Senator Chuck Schumer, who is investigating the Face app, said:App together with the FBI, he has one advice for Americans – the Face appApp uninstall as soon as possible: "Given the FBI's warning, it is appropriate for the Face appApp and other applications developed in Russia should be uninstalled immediately. They can become a potential threat to the United States. At the same time, I do not recommend that Americans download and use applications originating from foreign countries.” Besides Russian FaceAppThe FBI also warns against the Chinese app TikTok, which may be causing similar problems.
Hilarious, just like the entire USA with its spying on the whole world 😂
Interesting. The USA, as a country where the Freedom Act is in force and under the guise of fighting terrorism, complains that it cannot monitor its citizens because another country is already monitoring them.
At the same time, he encourages Americans to use only American applications. And what about the Czech and Slovak ties are also bad for them since, according to some, we are still part of the USSR?
I have no doubt that the great powers are spying and collecting data wherever possible. It doesn't matter if they are east or west of us. It's always bad.