Should I Really Download That App That Turns Me Into A Cartoon?
It's been all over my news feed: photos of people I know who downloaded this app that turns them into cartoon characters. I will admit, I thought the idea was cute at first, but then I realized it's just like things we've seen in the past. I'm sure you remember it. There was a time where it was popular to download Faceapp to turn yourself into the opposite sex, or into the 80-year-old version of yourself. Those trends and this trend have something in common: it's possibly a threat to your privacy on the internet. According to Komando, the app called Voil AI Artist has over 10 million downloads and had over 33 thousand reviews. If a company creates an app and wants it listed in an app store, it's required that they come up with a privacy policy, or terms of use. When you use Voil, you automatically sign over all different kinds of information to the company, including:  Your computers IP address. Internet browser type and browser version. Your mobile device unique ID. The IP address of your mobile device. Through Google Analytics, the company also collects your location. Apparently, this is a standard within the mobile development industry. But not that's not all it collects. Tech Crunch says by downloading the app and agreeing to the terms and privacy policy, you grant the company a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, use in any way, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, and distribute Uploaded and Generated content.  Basically, that means that if you upload an image to the platform, Voil has the right to use it, but they dont own it. This isnt abnormal for these apps  when we upload photos to Instagram, for example, we also grant the platform the right to use our images. That depends on what you think is appropriate to share. Some may find the fact that this company has rights to photos and can do whatever they want with them to be disturbing. Some may find this normal, as after all, Instagram has the same terms. No. So, do what you please, just be aware of the risks. I don't want to see the photos of you and your entire family used for unintended purposes. Let us know inside our station app. Stacker took the guesswork out of 50 random events to determine just how likely they are to actually happen. They sourced their information from government statistics, scientific articles, and other primary documents. Keep reading to find out why expectant parents shouldn't count on due dates -- and why you should be more worried about dying on your birthday than living to 100 years old. Cats, and their undeniably adorable babies known as kittens, are mysterious creatures. Their larger relatives, after all, are some of the most mystical and lethal animals on the planet. Many questions related to domestic felines, however, have perfectly logical answers. Heres a look at some of the most common questions related to kittens and cats, and the answers cat lovers are looking for.