DNC warns 2020 campaigns not to use FaceApp 'developed by Russians'

The DNC sent a security alert to 2020 presidential campaigns warning them about FaceApp: 'This app allows users to perform different transformations on photos of people... Unfortunately, this novelty is not without risk: FaceApp was developed by Russians.'

"This app allows users to perform different transformations on photos of people, such as aging the person in the picture. Unfortunately, this novelty is not without risk: FaceApp was developed by Russians," the alert from Bob Lord, the DNC's chief security officer, read.FaceApp, which was released in 2017, went viral this week with celebrities and other public personalities all around the world sharing photos of themselves edited through the app.

Since 2016, the DNC has sought to take steps to prevent a repeat of 2016 by investing in cyber security, including hiring Lord, a former Yahoo! executive.Read MoreLord told campaigns that the DNC had"significant concerns about the app having access to your photos, or even simply uploading a selfie.""It's not clear at this point what the privacy risks are, but what is clear is that the benefits of avoiding the app outweigh the risks," Lord continued.

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