Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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FaceApp (first released in 2017) is back in the news for the #AgeChallenge and a host of privacy concerns. There's a lot of knee-jerk reactions around the app but what's really going on?

We dive in on this (as usual) no-BS episode...

References;
- BuzzFeed checks Paul Rudd to make sure he CAN age, buzzfeed.com/jenniferabidor/paul-rudd-aged-faceapp
- Steven Asarch looks at the issue for Newsweek (I'm quoted in this one), newsweek.com/faceapp-russia-privacy-policy-app-ios-android-1449784
- Brian Barrett for WIRED calls out the obvious, there are bigger issues with more mainstream apps, wired.com/story/faceapp-privacy-backlash-facebook
- CNN states the obvious, privacy is rarely a front line concern, cnn.com/2019/07/17/tech/faceapp-privacy-concerns/index.html