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This has always been active ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

• coding123 9y ago
  True, there is nothing stopping them from running this in the background to make additional linkages between people and places to sell to third parties without having to share where those linkages come from.
  • coding123 9y ago
    Plus if you opt out you're only opting out of the social aspects of this recognition, not the revenue models behind it.
    • fenwick67 9y ago
      Thank you for pointing this out. They don't claim that they won't recognize your face if you opt out... they just won't suggest it to your friends.
• Buge 9y ago
  Yes, here's an article describing the feature from 2010. https://www.pcworld.com/article/213894/Facebook_Adds_Facial_Recognition_to_Make_Photo_Tagging_Easier.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/213894/Facebook_Adds_Facial_...