Google’s Art Selfies Are Fun but Stir Up Potential Privacy Concerns

For now, keep enjoying the app

Leave it to Google to come up with the first viral app of 2018.

The search giant’s Arts & Culture app, which pairs a selfie you take with one of the thousands of artworks available on Google’s database, has already seen more than 30 million downloads, according to the company.

While most of the internet is enjoying taking selfies and seeing what artwork they’re matched with, other users raised concerns over the app’s alleged facial recognition technology and what exactly Google’s doing with that data.

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