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Facebook face recognition techniques raise privacy concerns-Facebook, facial recognition, privacy concerns

Facebook quietly expanding the scope of the use of facial recognition technology on Tuesday, and again raises concerns about the company\'s privacy practices. Facebook announced Tuesday by the official blog, the name “ label recommended ” (Tag Suggestions) have been from the United States expanded into “ most of the countries ”, and will automatically open.
This feature enables you to use facial recognition technology to accelerate the process of users tag photos of friends and relatives. Introduction of this technology has led to dissatisfaction of some people in the industry.
United Kingdom security firm Sophos in wrote in the official blog of the company said on Tuesday, many Facebook users report that the site over the past few days in the open without prior notice to users of a facial recognition function. Sohpos senior technology consultant Graham · Graham cluley (Graham Cluley) said: &ldquo I feel Facebook sly again violated users \' online privacy.
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Facebook announced last December, plan for the United States launch face recognition service, the company on Tuesday admitted that the function is now wide open. When it comes to Sohpos comments, Facebook said: “ in the promotion process, we should be more clear.
&Amp;rdquo; the company also stated that, photo tag recommendations will only start when a new photos uploaded to Facebook, users can turn off this feature in your privacy settings.
Facebook has not made further comments.
While others such as Google\'s Picasa and Apple iPhoto photo software and network services also use facial recognition technology, but because Facebook has more than 500 million registered users, so the companies using the technology more privacy issues that might arise. United States non-profit privacy organizations mark &middot, President of the Electronic Privacy Information Center; Rotenberg (Marc Rotenberg) pointed out that Apple\'s iPhoto software allows the user to control the facial recognition technology, so that it can decide whether to use this feature in personal album.
But Facebook\'s technology is the new face in the photo analysis automatically when you upload photos. Rotenberg also said, which also concerns raised include: what kind of personal information associated with the photo? He is also on Facebook automatically open criticized the methods of facial recognition feature for users. &Amp;ldquo; I\'m not sure if people are willing to use this service, the best method is off by default, enable user autonomy open.
&Amp;rdquo he said. Electronic Privacy Information Center last year to the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Facebook privacy complaint of misconduct, the case is still in the investigation. He will also pay close attention to Facebook the latest statement on facial recognition technology. (SINA technology)