
The data used to create lenses never leaves the user's mobile device. The app does not collect any data that can be used to identify a specific person.

Our rating: Falseīased on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Snapchat filters are a facial recognition database created by the FBI. The Associated Press also debunked the claim. There isn't any comprehensive data about exactly how many law enforcement agencies use the technology, the report says, but the Government Accountability Office said last year that at least 42 federal agencies that employ law enforcement officers have used it.


The use of facial recognition technology by police has become more common as agencies across the country have used it to find missing people, solve crimes and monitor large crowds, according to a Pew Research Center report.
