Facebook is now offering facial-recognition features to all of its users, but says it will keep the capabilities turned off by default
In a blog post Tuesday, Facebook said facial recognition will be off for all new users -— unless they opt to turn it on — as well as for existing users who do nothing in response to a forthcoming alert about the new settings. This means facial recognition won't be used by default to recognize a user in photos or videos, or to suggest their friends tag them in such content.
It also offered a feature called"tag suggestions" that used facial recognition to automatically suggest users tag specific friends in pictures uploaded to the site. The company said a visible setting for that feature will be discontinued.Read MoreThe decision to change its settings comes amid increasing unease about facial recognition technology, which can be used at home, school or rock concerts to identify people.
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