Facebook Discontinues Tag Suggestions Via Face-Scanning Technology
Facebook will no longer suggest to users which friends to tag in photos via face-scanning technology, the social network announced Tuesday. So-called “tag suggestions” has been at the center of a lawsuit involving alleged facial recognition technology abuses (see 1908080056).…
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The platform’s “face recognition” technology will now be available to all users with the ability to opt out, Facebook said. That feature allows users to be notified when their photos are used by other people.