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2021-11-03 Cyber

Facebook Axes Conroversial Facial-Recognition System That Automatically Tags Users And Will Delete Faceprints Of More Than 1bn Users As It Tries To Clean Up Its Act

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Posted by Sperelet Shemp9278 2021-11-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 But will the FBI and NSA delete them as well?
Too late, peasants. Submit.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-11-03 01:45|| 2021-11-03 01:45|| Front Page Top

#2

An people still ask me why I don't have Facebook/ social media accounts and don't post a few selfies.

Now think deeper on this.
Facebook has billions of photo's.

Facebook is in it for the $$$$$.

Why would you think they aren't trying (or already have) sold the collection to certain governments, Political/Cause Groups or businesses?

I could also many profitable applications for High End retail sales.
Matching facial ID with Facebook/Social Media interest data.

Also a stores LOSS PREVENTION Dept. would benefit.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-11-03 08:21|| 2021-11-03 08:21|| Front Page Top

#3 They didn't 'axe' it, they sold it off.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-03 12:04|| 2021-11-03 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm sure they "deleted" it all. The drives at the cloud storage units were screaming at archive.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-11-03 15:39|| 2021-11-03 15:39|| Front Page Top

#5 What Skid said. Wonder how many tax dollars the FBI paid?

Posted by Glenmore 2021-11-03 15:57|| 2021-11-03 15:57|| Front Page Top

#6 An people still ask me why I don't have Facebook/ social media accounts

My sister the comp sci professor agrees with you, but my baby brother — also a comp sci professor, but at a different university — posts regularly on his Facebook account.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-11-03 20:34|| 2021-11-03 20:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Facebook? It's like MS Office™ in that sometimes people make you use it

Posted by magpie 2021-11-03 21:53|| 2021-11-03 21:53|| Front Page Top

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