Facebook has begun rolling out worldwide a tag suggestions feature that uses facial recognition software to automatically suggest tags for the faces appearing in new photos uploaded to its site. The announcement has raised concerns that the feature will impinge upon users’ privacy. When a member uploads new photographs, the facial recognition software will match faces of people in the photo to other images on Facebook that are already tagged. It will then suggest the name of the person for use as a tag.
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Gagging on Tagging: Facebook Facial Recognition Creeps Out Privacy Partisans
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 8, 2011 12:31 PMFacebook has begun rolling out worldwide a tag suggestions feature that uses facial recognition software to automatically suggest tags for the faces appearing in new photos uploaded to its site. The announcement has raised concerns that the feature will impinge upon users’ privacy. When a member uploads new photographs, the facial recognition software will match faces of people in the photo to other images on Facebook that are already tagged. It will then suggest the name of the person for use as a tag.