FaceApp's Data Privacy Concerns Are Much Bigger Than Russia

The reality is that there are other popular apps tracking a lot more important information than a selfie. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       FaceApp's Data Privacy Concerns Are Much Bigger Than Russia   If you've been on social media in the past week or so, you've likely run into the FaceApp Challenge. Like a Benjamin Button fever dream, Twitter and Instagram have been flooded with images of young people turned old via a filter in FaceApp, an app seeing its second viral moment in two years. Naturally, like most things that go viral, FaceApp is now facing a backlash. Twitter users have noted that FaceApp was created by developers at WirelessLabs in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2017 and that its Terms and Agreement suggest they own your photos. Cue the panic. Read More           Dear Kris Kobach: When They Ask If You'll Support a Racist You're Supposed to Say No   While some Republicans did unequivocally condemn the president's racist tweets without attacking his targets in the same breath, they were few and far between. Granted, some of the more enthusiastic members of the caucus have just doubled down and said they've got no problem with The Leader telling sitting members of Congress to go back to the countries they came from. But the standard response is to grovel that you don't support the tweets, while mentioning the four freshman congresswomen—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley—are socialists who hate America. Read More           Billy Porter Arrived a Long Time Ago. The World Finally Caught Up.   Presented by Jean Paul Gaultier   Halfway to an EGOT, the red carpet revolutionary and Pose standout opens up about an abusive childhood and his place in Hollywood. Read More           Filson's Zippered Tote Will Convince You to Use a Tote Bag   You're probably comfortable using a backpack or a briefcase or, hell, even a sling bag. You know what situations they work for and what you're trying to cart around inside of them. Other bag shapes can be more elusive, like the tote bag, for example. It's roomy but simple, casual but polished. Do you use it for work or for the beach or for traveling? Simple: yes to all of them. Read More           Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, and Lizzo Rob Wall Street Bros in the Hustlers Trailer   The first full length trailer for Hustlers dropped today, and with a cast consisting of (deep breath) Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Cardi B, Lizzo, Lilli Reinhart, Julia Stiles, and Keke Palmer, you better keep your money close and your "Wall Street douchebags" closer because they are coming for your cash. Read More           John Paul Stevens Saw What Was Coming   It can be argued, and convincingly, too, that things began to go sideways in this country on December 12, 2000, when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Bush v. Gore, which handed the presidency to George W. Bush. In his dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens saw it coming. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019