Facebook Adds Face Detection to Photos, Recognition Next?

Facebook is testing a new technology it says will save its members lots of time and effort: face detection for easy cataloging of people that appear in pictures. It sounds neat, but is this going to turn into Facebook's next privacy nightmare?

Facebook's spin on the face-detection tech is pretty simple. In a blog post announcing the news, the site notes, "This might surprise you, but within the photos product most people spend their time uploading, browsing and tagging photos. As a result...

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Published on July 02, 2010 07:13
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