Facebook stopped automatic face recognition because of a lawsuit

Starting yesterday (September 4), Facebook gave users the option to turn off or turn on facial recognition instead of the default as before.

To check if your Facebook account has Face Recognition turned on or off, users can go to Settings -> select Privacy -> select Face Recognition.

Here, you will get the message "Do you want Facebook to be able to identify yourself in photos or videos?" with optional yes or no.

For new users, this option is disabled by default.

In the past, Face Detection was enabled by default for Facebook to find users in their photos and automatically tag them. Currently, Facebook has turned this feature off and displays notifications in the News Feed. This means that Tag Suggestions - the feature that allows Facebook to automatically suggest tagging friends in photos when uploading - is no longer available and users have to manually tag each one.

Facebook first introduced Face Recognition in December 2017. However, many people believe that this feature automatically collects biometric data without user permission. In August, Facebook was sued for violating the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) of Illinois (USA). If lost, the company will face a fine of billions of dollars.

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