What is NewProfile Pic?

NewProfilePic is an app you’ve got the option to get for iOS or Android.

So what’s the controversy?

Experts warn internet users not to download latest online craze New Profile Pic that hoovers up your details."

(“Hoovers” as in “vacuums,” for those not up on British slang.)

Wait, what’s the Russia connection?

Once the app became popular, people began digging into the company’s history.

It turns out the NewProfilePic domain was originally registered in Moscow.

But the company isn’t located in Moscow, though it does have an office in Russia.

It is the truth that the domain was registered to the Moscow address.

It is the former Moscow address of the founder of the company.

He does not live in the Russian Federation now."

But these are complicated times.

“That’s why we want to share theposition on this issueon our founder’s Instagram.”

“I haven’t been completely surprised [by the negative reaction],” he said.

“Recently when our other app, Photo Lab, was No.

He praised the research done by Snopes.com, however.

Shades of FaceApp in 2019

I spoke to cybersecurity journalist and authorBob Sullivanabout the app.

It was also based in Russia, and theFBI investigated the app.

“Many Russians who learned to program there and now live abroad run very successful companies.

The world needs Russian programmers.”

“I really think people are crazy to use this app or anything like it,” Sullivan said.

“For that reason alone, don’t do it.”

We use Secure Socket Layer technology to protect the privacy and integrity of the transmission process.”

Permissions and pet photos

But what if you’ve already used the app?

“Same for the cat theory.

I don’t know what they are doing with non-picture data.

The app’s requested permissions are similar to those of other mainstream apps.

It’s the hot new app

The app is popular.

On Friday, it was the top free app on the Apple app store.

(ToonMe is a similar app from the company that turns photos into cartoons.)

Company founder Sazhin echoed that.

“It seems we finally found the recipe with NewProfilePic,” he told me.

“If you really want a cool portrait of yourself, hire a local artist!”