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Warning: This malicious photo being spread on social media could ‘brick’ your smartphone!
If it seems like the scammers of the world are getting more devious by the day, it’s because they are.
While Facebook, Twitter and many other popular social media sites are constantly being used as world-wide playgrounds for the miscreants, the ease with which they can can cause harm to innocent people grows by the day.
The latest dangerous scam involves posting a simple photo with accompanying text telling you to set the photo as your phone’s wallpaper image.
Just so you’ll know what to look for, this is the malicious image being spread that’s causing all the mayhem (DO NOT set it as your phone’s wallpaper!): [Read more…]
Have you ever used FaceApp? If so, its Russian creators now own your photos and personal info.
Have you ever used the ultra-popular FaceApp “digital aging” app that’s taking the world by storm right now?
If so, there’s something you should know…
The Terms of Use (TOS) you agreed to when you first installed FaceApp gave its Russian creators the right to download, alter and publish any photos you have stored on your device.
What’s more, it can also use your phone’s camera to take photos (and potentially video) all on its own.
Warning: If you use the ‘Ever’ photo storage app, your photos are being used for Face Recognition purposes!
Do you or someone you know use the popular “Ever” photo storage app?
If so, you need to know that according to this NBC News story the company behind the app is using your photos for face recognition purposes!
The company says they’re only using their customers’ photos to “train” the app, but who knows what’s really going on behind the scenes?