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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 4284728" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/472678-fbi-classifies-faceapp-as-counterintelligence-threat-citing-ties-to" target="_blank">FBI classifies FaceApp as counterintelligence threat, citing ties to Russian intelligence</a></p><p></p><p>In a <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FBI%20Letter%20to%20Schumer%20re%20FaceApp11.pdf" target="_blank">letter</a> sent to Senate Minority Leader <a href="https://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer" target="_blank">Charles Schumer</a> (D-N.Y.) on Nov. 25 that was made public on Monday, Jill Tyson, the assistant director of the FBI’s Office of Congressional Affairs, wrote that given that the company that develops FaceApp is based in St. Petersburg, certain intelligence concerns were raised.</p><p></p><p>“The FBI considers any mobile application or similar product developed in Russia, such as FaceApp, to be a potential counterintelligence threat, based on the data the product collects, its privacy and terms of use policies, and the legal mechanisms available to the Government of Russia that permit access to data within Russia’s borders,” Tyson wrote.</p><p></p><p>In classifying FaceApp as a threat, Tyson pointed to the ability of the Russian Federal Security Service to “remotely access all communications and servers on Russian networks without making a request to [internet service providers].”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 4284728, member: 12952"] [URL="https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/472678-fbi-classifies-faceapp-as-counterintelligence-threat-citing-ties-to"]FBI classifies FaceApp as counterintelligence threat, citing ties to Russian intelligence[/URL] In a [URL='https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FBI%20Letter%20to%20Schumer%20re%20FaceApp11.pdf']letter[/URL] sent to Senate Minority Leader [URL='https://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer']Charles Schumer[/URL] (D-N.Y.) on Nov. 25 that was made public on Monday, Jill Tyson, the assistant director of the FBI’s Office of Congressional Affairs, wrote that given that the company that develops FaceApp is based in St. Petersburg, certain intelligence concerns were raised. “The FBI considers any mobile application or similar product developed in Russia, such as FaceApp, to be a potential counterintelligence threat, based on the data the product collects, its privacy and terms of use policies, and the legal mechanisms available to the Government of Russia that permit access to data within Russia’s borders,” Tyson wrote. In classifying FaceApp as a threat, Tyson pointed to the ability of the Russian Federal Security Service to “remotely access all communications and servers on Russian networks without making a request to [internet service providers].” [/QUOTE]
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