FaceApp, o aplicație rusească dezvoltată de Wireless Lab, o companie din Sankt Petersburg, a devenit virală vara aceasta, fiind folosită în întreaga lume, inclusiv în România, datorită filtrului care îmbătrânea sau întinerea fotografiile cu fețele utilizatorilor.
FBI a precizat acum că FaceApp reprezintă o „potenţială ameninţare de contraspionaj”.
Îngrijorări cu privire la securitatea aplicației au venit încă din vară, când Comitetul Național Democrat le-a cerut candidaților la președinție să nu o folosească.
Avertismentul FBI a venit drept răspuns la o solicitare făcută de liderul senatorilor democrați Chuck Schumer.
Acesta a publicat răspunsul FBI pe contul său de Twitter.
A warning to share with your family & friends:
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 2, 2019
This year when millions were downloading #FaceApp, I asked the FBI if the app was safe.
Well, the FBI just responded.
And they told me any app or product developed in Russia like FaceApp is a potential counterintelligence threat. pic.twitter.com/ioMzpp2Xi5
Nu există în acest moment o dovadă că FaceApp a oferit datele utilizatorilor guvernului rus. Dar FBI a precizat că abilitatea autorităților de la Moscova de a accesa comunicațiile prin intermediul providerilor de internet face ca orice aplicație rusească să fie riscantă.
FBI a mai precizat că va acționa dacă va găsi dovezi de amestec străin în politica internă prin intermediul aplicației.
Compania a negat că ar fi vândut sau oferit datele utilizatorilor către terți, a susținut că acestea nu au fost niciodată transferate în Rusia și a asigurat că cele mai multe imagini sunt șterse de pe servere în 48 de ore de la încărcare.
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