Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking aim at the popular photo-editing app FaceApp, urging the FBI and Federal Trade Commission to probe whether it poses national security and privacy risks.

The New York Democrat sent a letter Wednesday to FBI Director Chris Wray and FTC Chairman Joseph Simons after photos generated by FaceApp took over social media this week. Owned by a company in St. Petersburg, Russia, the app uses artificial intelligence to change users’ hair color or eye color, and make them look younger or older.

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