That cute anime selfie app is collecting a lot more data than it needs

Last week, the internet was filled with adorably beautified selfies and odd portraits of polarizing political figures as we all discovered Meitu, a Chinese photo-editing app.  But now the chance to dress up our pics using Meitu is much less appealing as the full extent of the app's permissions has been revealed.   SEE ALSO: This article about WhatsApp made security experts furious Once Meitu photos started blowing up our feeds, some information-security skeptics took to Twitter to warn