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DNC warns 2020 campaigns about Russian-made FaceApp

By Daniel Chaitin
Published July 17, 2019 10:59pm ET
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DNC warns 2020 campaigns about Russian-made FaceApp
FILE - In this June 14, 2016 file photo, people stand outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington. The computers of the House Democratic campaign committee had been hacked, an intrusion that investigators say resembles the recent cyber breach of the Democratic National Committee for which the Russian government is the leading suspect. (AP Photo/Paul Holston, File) | Paul Holston

Democrats are trying to save face after the 2016 election hacking debacle.

The campaigns for candidates vying competing in the 2020 Democratic presidential contest received an alert Wednesday from the Democratic National Committee warning against the use of a Russian-made smartphone application with an old-age filter.

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