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Dec 3 2019 1:33PM

Responding to a US lawmaker's query about face-editing photo app FaceApp.

FBI says Russian FaceApp is 'potential counterintelligence threat'

The Federal Bureau of Investigation considers any mobile app developed in Russia to be a "potential counterintelligence threat," it said on Monday, responding to a US lawmaker's query about face-editing photo app FaceApp. The viral smartphone app saw a surge in popularity this year due to a ...

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