A judge in Brazil believes that Apple and Google distributing an app called FaceApp in their respective app stores is enough to charge them for the app's blatant disregard for user privacy.
Privacy nightmare FaceApp causes Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil FaceApp is a popular app for manipulating photos with filters.
According to a report from UOL shared by 9to5Mac, Apple and Google have been fined about $3.1 million in Brazil after allowing FaceApp to be distributed on their app stores.
The use case of the app is innocent enough, but the issue lies in FaceApp's blatant theft of user data using a loophole in legal contracts.
Even though Apple and Google aren't responsible for the development of the app, its availability in Brazil is, and it is allegedly violating the law.
