Facebook's Facial Recognition Technology

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Marc Gayle

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Jun 18, 2013, 3:56:52 PM6/18/13
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Have you guys noticed that when you upload a picture, with people that you frequently tag, Facebook automatically detects their faces?

I recently added a family photo, and when I went to tag it - it had a big square over my face and said "Do you want to tag Marc Gayle" (Yes/No).

Then I went to my wife - "Do you want to tag Cheyenne" (Yes/No).

That's crazy.....have they not spoken about it?

You guys seen any articles about this? 

This could have significant repercussions re: Prism and the NSA debate.

David Bain

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Jun 18, 2013, 4:39:36 PM6/18/13
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Isn't this similar iPhoto and Picasa or Google+ for that matter?


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Marc Gayle

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Jun 18, 2013, 4:44:33 PM6/18/13
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Haven't used iPhoto in decades, and haven't used Google+ or Picasa. Soo...you tell me?

David Bain

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Jun 18, 2013, 4:46:46 PM6/18/13
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This certainly has been available for awhile on other platforms.

Marc Gayle

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Jun 18, 2013, 4:51:18 PM6/18/13
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Interesting.

rodney browne

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Jun 18, 2013, 5:15:05 PM6/18/13
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The face recognition(in general: i.e yes that is a  human face in the bushes), yeh have seen it around for a while..but identifying persons individually, haven't come across it in practice out in the wild. Will keep an eye out.
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Matthew McNaughton

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Jun 18, 2013, 5:18:06 PM6/18/13
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There was a bit of an uproar when it was first introduced last year. In fact, early versions of it automatically tagged people and/or automatically identified them and asked the potential faces if they wanted to tag themselves.

There was quite a bit of negative feedback coming back out of that. I do agree that it is alarming to think about within the broader context of prism, Google Glass and a number of the other things are not available in the wild.

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rodney browne

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Jun 18, 2013, 5:44:58 PM6/18/13
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Marc Gayle

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Jun 18, 2013, 6:56:33 PM6/18/13
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Interesting indeed!

Rohan Smith

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Jun 18, 2013, 7:22:58 PM6/18/13
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Join the revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AYX8IqRoeAM contact me if you want your own ant-facial recognition device made. I do glasses and hats and headphones.

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