Facebook will stop using automatic facial recognition to tag users in photos.
If there’s one platform that knows how to remain controversial, it’s Facebook. In 2011, the company introduced a facial recognition feature which allowed users to tag others through suggestions displayed on photos. Moreover, the person in the photo was automatically notified if the uploader’s privacy allowed to do so. This received a lot of criticism from privacy concerned users since it was giving away their identity without consent at times.
A few weeks back, a court in Illinois even went as far to issue a ruling stating that users within the State could sue Facebook over its facial recognition technology.
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In light of this and other potential legal action, Facebook has recently announced the scrapping of this tagging feature in favor of another facial recognition feature which will be turned off by default and will only be available for those aged 18 or above. Upon its launch, users will be sent a notification allowing them to switch it on themselves if needed.
How the feature works is not complex. Basically, all the photos and videos that Facebook thinks you’re a part of will be analyzed to form a unique identity in the form of a template which is not shared with any ..
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