FaceApp - what do you think?

Just wondering if it would make me look 120

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On the surface, it seems a bit of fun, however, having read the terms and conditions as posted by SueDonim, I think there's reason to be wary.
I see myself looking more like my Mum everyday anyway and other family members think I do, too, so I don't need an app to age me another 30 years!
I won't be using it myself as I'm not on Facebook, etc and have no wish to be.
I don't really see how "it's offensive to older people", just something to be wary of, as I say above, given how our data can be exploited.

Just a bit of fun. A young friend did it and she looked just like David Beckham - hilarious. I won't bother unless they can make you look younger

According to the Telegraph - << glance at the terms and conditions of FaceApp shows that you are giving the app a "perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid, transferable sub-licensable license" to use and reproduce your image in all media formats "without compensation to you". >>

Also - <<Privacy International has warned that mass collection of faces is a "highly-prized commodity" for governments and tech companies, used to train algorithms and for facial recognition-enabled mass surveillance. >>

As facial recognition becomes more commonplace your image could also be used for fraud and identity theft.

Cambridge Analytica, anyone?

Tons of fun ..

Laughed so hard I cried- Especially the babies that looked like little old souls ..

How would it be a threat to security, unless, of course, you are a spy? Or a wanted international crook.

All the youngsters in our fa I,y were trying g it on our family group. Funny nobody asked me to try it ?

As Gransnet have asked us to comment on how we feel about this app, could we ask them to comment on the security aspects? I.e. is it just scaremongering or is there a real threat to our security in using it?

Anyone using this app has given their photo to the Russian company that owns the app. It can be used in the future for facial recognition and deleting the app makes no difference, they've already got your info, which you agreed to them having when you ticked the T&C's box.

I hated seeing my beautiful young grandchildren as old people, actually quite upsetting

Last night one of my son's showed me himself as an older man using this app also one of his brother and sister. It gave us all a good laugh and I must say it really is brilliant. He hasn't done one of me.....yet. I'll warn him now that I've read these posts. Thanks.

My DD did something like this with an app that can show how you might look if you changed gender - it was seriously weird!

Do GNHQ think we all need livening up? What with online dating sites and now this.

Didn't it get called into question when someone read the small print? Isn't it Russian? I would stay away anyway but it is always worth being cautious.

I can't think of anything worse. Why would you want to see bright young faces aging?

More rubbish in this silly world.

This app has caused havoc on many phones/computers.
Beware!!!!

I certainly won't be using it.
I've several mirrors around my home which remind me of the passing years and, if I need a laugh, I can go to any funfair hall of mirrors.
I'm not on Facebook, Twitter Instagram et al and definitely wouldn't want Fb to have access to even more data than they already trawl and misuse.
A snake's belly of a company IMO.

I have read the various reports in the press regarding this app and I won't be using it

Thanks also to sodapop for the warning.

People should be aware that as with any free app the information is being shared. A member of my family who works in communications in the military has warned against this app.

I'm going to try this tonight - can't wait to see what I'll look like when I'm 100!

I did the one which lets you see what you'd look like as a man (or woman). I looked awful - really rough. I hadn't aged well.

My son sent me pictures of his family yesterday - very scary! Apparently you can use one to make you younger too so that would be the one for me!

NannyJan53 Thank you for that information. I bet a lot of people wouldn’t be aware of that.

DD were playing with this yesterday. She becomes the image of me.