Any reason to use facial recognition technology will always be scrutinized by privacy advocates. Especially now that Facebook plans to use this technology for account verification, there is plenty of reason to be concerned. This new feature will allow users to quickly verify account ownership when recovering login credentials. It’s an interesting concept, although the public may see things very differently. Facebook’s Facial Recognition Plans While it is understandable that companies would want to beef up their security apparatus, there are many different ways of doing so. Over the past few years, Facebook has become a major target for criminals and scammers.
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Facebook Contemplates Using Facial Recognition Technology to Verify User Identities
