Cybersecurity
Is Facebook's Facial-Scanning Technology Invading Your Privacy Rights?
A court case threatens the social network with multibillion-dollar claims.
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Facebook Inc.’s software knows your face almost as well as your mother does. And like mom, it isn’t asking your permission to do what it wants with old photos.
While millions of internet users embrace the tagging of family and friends in photos, others worried there’s something devious afoot are trying block Facebook as well as Google from amassing such data.