Last summer, users geeked out, privacy lovers freaked out, and at least one lawmaker fretted about an aging/expression-tweaking/gender-swapping mobile app called FaceApp (no relation to Facebook) that hails from Russia. We’re on it, the FBI said last week, saying that it views any app or product coming out of Russia as a “potential counterintelligence threat.” In a 25 November letter responding to concerns raised by Senator Chuck Schumer, FBI assistant director Jill Tyson said that the agency is investigating FaceApp over its ties to Russia.

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