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Facebook removes facial recognition from its services

2021-11-02T18:39:04.178Z


A third of Facebook users had activated this option which allows you to see photos and videos on which you appear, its


Wanting to tag one of his friends on a photo and realize that Facebook has already identified him… It will be over soon.

The social network, entangled in scandals about its economic model, announced on Tuesday to end facial recognition, used since 2010. All data resulting from it will also be deleted, announced the social network.

In a statement released by Meta - the new name of the Facebook group -, the company explains its choice to remove this tool through a broader initiative, that of "limiting the use of facial recognition in (its) products". "This change will represent one of the most important changes in the use of facial recognition in the history of technology," boasts the social network, citing "growing concerns about the use of this technology."

“We still see facial recognition technology as a powerful tool, for example, for people who need to verify their identity, or to prevent fraud and identity theft,” says Meta.

And the company continues, further: “There are many concerns about the place of facial recognition technology in society, and regulators are still in the process of providing a clear set of rules governing its use.

Amid this lingering uncertainty, we believe it is appropriate to limit the use of facial recognition to a small set of use cases.

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All data will be deleted

“Facial recognition is used to analyze photos and videos on Facebook that we think you might appear in, such as your profile picture or the photos and videos you've been tagged with,” Facebook explains. on its website, in a page still online this Tuesday. “The goal is to create a number that is unique to you, called a model,” the social network continues there. When you enable facial recognition, we create your model and use it as a benchmark with other photos, videos, or other content using the camera (like live videos) to determine if you appear in it. contents. “All these models will be removed in the coming weeks, promises the social network.

Powerful, the tool also allowed a person who accepted facial recognition to find photos in which it appears, without being identified.

This is the same method that was used by the social network to distinguish fake profiles: if the face of one of the users was the same as a new user, then the first was alerted to a potential identity theft.

According to Meta, “more than a third of daily active users” of Facebook have the facial recognition option turned on.

Source: leparis

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