Choose Report a bug and then Type Privacy followed by a message asking the company to delete your data, then press Report. To do this, tap the cog icon in the top left-hand corner of the app and select Support.
If you've already downloaded the app and now feel uneasy about using it, FaceApp has said you can request that any data it has stored about you be deleted. It makes adverts pop up on your phone even after you've deleted it. Security firm Kasperskyhas already identified one fake app called MobiDash, that could easily be mistaken for FaceApp. Lastly, it's all too often the case that when an app becomes exceptionally popular, hackers create copycat hoax apps. But, again, FaceApp isn't alone in doing this and has said in the statement that it doesn't sell or share user data with third parties. FaceApp's terms of service also give the company behind the app permission to collect other data such as your location. There's also been concern that the app collects users' personal data and passes it on to third parties to serve up targeted adverts. Facebook and Twitter use similar wording in their terms of service to protect themselves from lawsuits so this isn't uncommon, although you might feel uncomfortable giving yet another company this kind of control over your snaps. 
By agreeing to its terms, you're giving FaceApp licence to do what it wants with your photos. Other concerns centre on the app's terms of service. Most images are deleted from our servers within 48 hours from the upload date,' it said in a statement.Īnd there's been no evidence the app is being used for any untoward purposes by the Russian state. 'We want to make sure that the user doesn't upload the photo repeatedly for every edit operation. However, the company behind FaceApp has said in a statement that photos are uploaded to its servers to improve the performance of the app. Are your smartphone apps spying on you?.
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