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I can't find the setting to disable this. The EFF says they "have questions" about how Facebook is implementing this. "Throughout Facebook’s deliberately vagu

I can't find the setting to disable this. The EFF says they "have questions" about how Facebook is implementing this. "Throughout Facebook’s deliberately vague announcement, it takes great pains to note that the change applies only to new Facebook users and people who currently have the “tag suggestions” setting. However, Facebook migrated many, if not most, existing users from “tag suggestions” to “face recognition” in December 2017 (see here for Facebook’s explanation of the difference between tag suggestions and face recognition). That means this safeguard does not apply to the billions of current Facebook users who have already been moved." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/09/facebook-changing-its-face-recognition-settings-we-have-questions https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/09/facebook-changing-its-...

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noer 7y ago
The URL when I found it was: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=facerec https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=facerec If that URL doesn't work I went to Settings and there's a tab for "Facial Recognition" on the left rail. Between "Language and Regions" and "Notifications"
- MilnerRoute 7y ago
  I really appreciate you posting this. Just to confirm my experience: when I click on that link, I see "General Account Settings" (like name, username, contact... Everything that's available from the first left-hand menu choice.) And no where in that left-hand menu is there any choice about Face Recognition. I do have a left-hand menu choice about "Timeline and Tagging" -- but there's still nothing there about face recognition.
  - noer 7y ago
    Here's what my left hand menu looks like: https://imgur.com/a/dFPibMc https://imgur.com/a/dFPibMc I'd guess that it's a feature that's being gradually rolled out to all accounts. I originally posted it because I was frustrated that I didn't see a link to the setting in the article, but I guess I understand why there was no link.
    - MilnerRoute 7y ago
      My left-hand menu looks exactly like yours -- but without the "Face Recognition" choice. (After "Language and Region" my next choice is "Notifications", with nothing in between.) Thanks for posting the screenshot.
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    - MilnerRoute 7y ago
      I just noticed the last line of Facebook's (Tuesday) announcement. "These changes will be effective globally starting today." Can't figure out why I'm not seeing them.
- ufmace 7y ago
  I don't know if this is supposed to be new, I found it and it was already set to "no". I think I turned it off on one of my privacy kicks a year or two ago, not sure exactly.

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noer 7y ago

The URL when I found it was: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=facerec https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=facerec If that URL doesn't work I went to Settings and there's a tab for "Facial Recognition" on the left rail. Between "Language and Regions" and "Notifications"

MilnerRoute 7y ago
I really appreciate you posting this. Just to confirm my experience: when I click on that link, I see "General Account Settings" (like name, username, contact... Everything that's available from the first left-hand menu choice.) And no where in that left-hand menu is there any choice about Face Recognition. I do have a left-hand menu choice about "Timeline and Tagging" -- but there's still nothing there about face recognition.
- noer 7y ago
  Here's what my left hand menu looks like: https://imgur.com/a/dFPibMc https://imgur.com/a/dFPibMc I'd guess that it's a feature that's being gradually rolled out to all accounts. I originally posted it because I was frustrated that I didn't see a link to the setting in the article, but I guess I understand why there was no link.
  - MilnerRoute 7y ago
    My left-hand menu looks exactly like yours -- but without the "Face Recognition" choice. (After "Language and Region" my next choice is "Notifications", with nothing in between.) Thanks for posting the screenshot.
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  - MilnerRoute 7y ago
    I just noticed the last line of Facebook's (Tuesday) announcement. "These changes will be effective globally starting today." Can't figure out why I'm not seeing them.
ufmace 7y ago
I don't know if this is supposed to be new, I found it and it was already set to "no". I think I turned it off on one of my privacy kicks a year or two ago, not sure exactly.