Facebook will now send an alert any time a photo of you is
uploaded to the social network even if you aren't tagged in
it. The company has used facial recognition since 2010 to
suggest who should be tagged in a photo.
Now, it feels so confident it can identify your face, it'll send
you a notification when it spots you in any shot. You'll only
be alerted to photos that allow this feature in its privacy
settings.
The move is intended to prevent impersonation, a
widespread issue on social media sites. In India, the
company has tested a feature to fight the issue by blocking
users from downloading profile pictures to pretend they are
someone else.
"Our goal in building these features is really to empower
people and help them manage their identity on Facebook,"
Rob Sherman, Facebook's deputy chief privacy officer said.
Facebook users can also message anyone who posts a
photo of them and request for it to be taken down. The
platform also has a tool that allows users to formally
request for content to be removed. Facebook will take down
photos that violate its community standards and local laws.
Facebook also announced new tools on Tuesday to prevent
unwanted contact on the platform, such as allowing users
to ignore a Messenger conversation and move it out of one's
inbox.
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