Zao: why Chinese face-swapping app is causing concern

Users asked to sign away the rights to their pictures

Zao
Zao has gone viral since launching last week
(Image credit: IOS App Store)

A new Chinese face-swapping app has triggered fresh fears over online privacy.

Zao was released on Friday, and “quickly reached the top of the free charts on the Chinese iOS App Store”, reports The Verge. However, negative reviews about its privacy policy have flooded in almost equally as fast.

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