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Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by break_the_bank on Thursday July 18, 2019 @09:34AM (#20469589)
It's worse when it has access to your picture because a friend thought it'd be funny. In that situation the App gets my picture without my consent.
Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by kinkrtyavimoodh on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:00AM (#20469824)
This is the reason I have just stopped bothering about privacy. I meticulously guard which apps I share my phonebook with, while other idiots share their entire contacts folder (including my details) en-masse to apps like TrueCaller.

It just feels so futile to even care.

Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by penagwin on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:03AM (#20469861)
You're right, facebook and others can (and do!) infer people based on contact lists, even if you don't have a facebook account, if all your friends do then Facebook already knows who you are, who your friends are, you're likely interests (based off friends), etc.

The best I figure I can do is to keep the apps I used locked down if possible - and to avoid "stupid" apps that clearly have little purpose other then dataharvesting.

Cool Selfy app? Ehh pass.

Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by code_duck on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:19AM (#20470013)
Didn't Facebook face tagging work the same for a long time? It would ask people to provide names for other people in their photos
Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by corobo on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:27AM (#20470111)
Still does, at least partially. Facebook's always asking me if I want to tag certain people in their images... No Facebook, am no a grass
Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by thecatspaw on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:07AM (#20469899)
Can a friend agree to these terms when it is my face, my name, and my private data though?
Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by the_seraphim on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:28AM (#20470122)
Define private, you walk in public in front of security cameras wearing your face in public. your face is now public information.

Your name is on your mail, your census, your driving licence, you provide your name and address to companies all the time. your name and address is now public information.

If someone can tie your public face to your public name then thats public information.

you dont like it, get a PO box and wear a mask all the time.

Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by jkaplowitz on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:17AM (#20469996)
In many countries including the US, yes. If the right mixture of you, the company, and your friend are located in or deal with Europe or similar places, possibly not, but it very much depends on the details.
Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by benjaminva on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:00AM (#20469820)
Do friends need to enter the name along with the picture? How about the age?

I haven't tested the app myself yet and probably will not.

Re:FaceApp Now Owns Access to More Than 150M People's Faces ... by hsbaut76 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @09:41AM (#20469646)
Same