New Google app sparks privacy concerns

A popular Google app that shows you your'art doppelganger' has sparked concerns that the firm is secretly collecting data on people's faces. The feature on Google's Arts & Culture app reads facial features from uploaded selfies and matches them with faces in famous works of art. The software has unleashed a frenzy of activity online as users post images of their painting lookalikes, but some have dubbed it a'facial recognition database'. A popular Google app that lets you find your'art doppelganger' by uploading a selfie (pictured) has sparked concerns that Google is secretly collecting data on people's faces Selfie fans have become obsessed with the new Google Arts & Culture app feature, which was introduced as part of a recent update. The software reads facial features from uploaded selfies and matches them with faces in famous works of art. Some have expressed concerns that Google is using the feature to store images of people for its photo recognition database.