This app is said to be collecting data on servers which are stored in China where it is being sold.Apart from issuing fraudulent ads, these apps can also target users with messages that contain phishing links that direct you to malicious URLs that can install malware, arrange and install more malware, track your device and go so far as to access elements of your device such as spyware.The researchers over at CyberNews have pinpointed "beauty cameras’ which add creative filters to give your images fun-looking appearances before being posted or shared on social media. CyberNews states that popular filter app BeautyPlus, which has over 300 million downloads has been identified as malware or spyware..Here is a list of 30 apps that could be secretly spying on you. 

The newest warning comes via CyberNews and they have exposed some popular camera apps that could be stealing your personal data and infecting them with malware."Unfortunately, this is precisely what happens and the researchers investigated top "beauty camera" searches from the Google Play Store and didn’t need to go too deep to discover their findings.This should be said from the get-go: Don’t install apps from various developers just because they appear to be fun and have millions of downloads on the Google Play Store.

BeautyPlus – Easy Photo Editor & Selfie CameraBeautyCamBeauty Camera – Selfie Wholesale pond UV sterilizer CameraSelfie Camera – Beauty Camera & Photo EditorBeauty Camera Plus – Sweet Camera & Makeup PhotoBeauty Camera – Selfie Camera & Photo EditorYouCam Perfect – Best Selfie Camera & Photo EditorSweet Snap – Beauty Selfie Camera & Face FilterSweet Selfie Snap – Sweet Camera & Beauty Cam SnapBeauty Camera – Selfie Camera with Photo EditorBeauty Camera – Best Selfie Camera & Photo EditorB612 – Beauty & Filter CameraFace Makeup Camera & Beauty Photo Makeup EditorSweet Selfie – Selfie Camera & Makeup Photo EditorSelfie camera – Beauty Camera & Makeup cameraYouCam Perfect – Best Photo Editor & Selfie CameraBeauty Camera Makeup Face Selfie, Photo EditorSelfie Camera – Beauty CameraZ Beauty CameraHD Camera Selfie Beauty CameraCandy Camera – selfie, beauty camera & photo editorMakeup Camera-Selfie Beauty Filter Photo EditorBeauty Selfie Plus – Sweet Camera Wonder HD CameraSelfie Camera – Beauty Camera & AR StickersPretty Makeup, Beauty Photo Editor & Selfie CameraBeauty CameraBestie – Camera360 Beauty CamPhoto Editor – Beauty CameraBeauty Makeup, Selfie Camera Effects & Photo EditorSelfie cam – Bestie Makeup Beauty Camera & FiltersIt’s needless to say, but if you have any of these apps downloaded, you should delete it immediately. 

And while those who use the app expect a "a makeup or a cartoon filter," CyberNews has issued a warning which states, "you’re not expecting these apps to scrape and sell your data, plague you with nonstop, malicious ads, redirect you to phishing websites, or even spy on you.

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