Viral photo editor behind all those aging celeb photos is raising privacy concerns | CBC News

A flood of pictures on social media of computer-aged celebrities, in conjunction with Drake and Stephen Colbert, has boosted the popularity of the "FaceApp Challenge," however moreover has privacy professionals raising issues regarding the image-altering service's expansive words of use.
A flood of pictures on social media of computer-aged celebrities, including Drake and Stephen Colbert, has boosted the popularity of the "FaceApp Challenge," but also has privacy experts raising concerns about the image-altering service's expansive terms of use.Original article
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