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The fact that they notified you means it wasn't exactly silent. I saw this notification and turned it off. I wish it hadn't been opt-out and had been an opt-i

The fact that they notified you means it wasn't exactly silent. I saw this notification and turned it off. I wish it hadn't been opt-out and had been an opt-in thing instead.

mrtksn 9y ago
There's no notification unless you visit Facebook.com, that I no longer do regularly.
- 8note 9y ago
  I got it from mbasic.facebook.com
- Gabriel_Martin 9y ago
  I saw it in the app. So this is not accurate.
  - cryptoz 9y ago
    Was it a push notification? Or did you have to open the app to see it? It's silent unless there was a proactive message to you from Facebook that your face will start to be recognized. This facial recognition happens even when you're not using the app. So Facebook is waiting for you to take action before telling you anything. That is not proactive, it is silent. What if you don't go on Facebook any more but have an account? You'd never know this was happening.
    - bfred_it 9y ago
      They warned me that they activated it, so it wasn't silent, it was just opt-out (not that it's particularly better, but let's use non-clickbait terms)
      - cryptoz 9y ago
        It may be silent for some people and you're intentionally ignoring that. For someone who has an account but does not regularly log in, this change is silent. Yes, you saw the message, but that was by chance. Many others will have this feature silently enabled without their knowledge.
        basch 9y ago
        "I didnt get any mail. I also havent checked my mailbox for packages." "I didnt get your email. I have not logged into my account lately." It seems like semantics. You expect facebook to send an EXTERNAL notification to an operating system like ios/android or to an email provider like gmail/hotmail. Other people consider it not silent for facebook to make sure it shows up in their newsfeed.
    - Gabriel_Martin 9y ago
      It was directly inline at the top of my feed
  - mrtksn 9y ago
    Good for you but I don't open the app too, I wouldn't know what Facebooks does with the app but I guess Mark Zuckerberg enjoys The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
x2f10 9y ago
How does the opt-out work? Is it simply turning off the notifications or is it also not storing the match when it recognizes your face? Clearly it doesn't know who you are (as an opt-out participant) until it scans the image.
tempodox 9y ago
Surveillance becoming opt-in on sites that monetize surveillance is rather unlikely.
rmc 9y ago
Facebook is going to be following the EU's GDPR in a few months, which will probably require opt-in.

The fact that they notified you means it wasn't exactly silent. I saw this notification and turned it off. I wish it hadn't been opt-out and had been an opt-in thing instead.

mrtksn 9y ago

There's no notification unless you visit Facebook.com, that I no longer do regularly.

8note 9y ago
I got it from mbasic.facebook.com
Gabriel_Martin 9y ago
I saw it in the app. So this is not accurate.
- cryptoz 9y ago
  Was it a push notification? Or did you have to open the app to see it? It's silent unless there was a proactive message to you from Facebook that your face will start to be recognized. This facial recognition happens even when you're not using the app. So Facebook is waiting for you to take action before telling you anything. That is not proactive, it is silent. What if you don't go on Facebook any more but have an account? You'd never know this was happening.
  - bfred_it 9y ago
    They warned me that they activated it, so it wasn't silent, it was just opt-out (not that it's particularly better, but let's use non-clickbait terms)
    - cryptoz 9y ago
      It may be silent for some people and you're intentionally ignoring that. For someone who has an account but does not regularly log in, this change is silent. Yes, you saw the message, but that was by chance. Many others will have this feature silently enabled without their knowledge.
      - basch 9y ago
        "I didnt get any mail. I also havent checked my mailbox for packages." "I didnt get your email. I have not logged into my account lately." It seems like semantics. You expect facebook to send an EXTERNAL notification to an operating system like ios/android or to an email provider like gmail/hotmail. Other people consider it not silent for facebook to make sure it shows up in their newsfeed.
  - Gabriel_Martin 9y ago
    It was directly inline at the top of my feed
- mrtksn 9y ago
  Good for you but I don't open the app too, I wouldn't know what Facebooks does with the app but I guess Mark Zuckerberg enjoys The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

x2f10 9y ago

How does the opt-out work? Is it simply turning off the notifications or is it also not storing the match when it recognizes your face? Clearly it doesn't know who you are (as an opt-out participant) until it scans the image.

tempodox 9y ago

Surveillance becoming opt-in on sites that monetize surveillance is rather unlikely.

rmc 9y ago

Facebook is going to be following the EU's GDPR in a few months, which will probably require opt-in.