Getting rid of its facial recognition system is a good step, but lest people either forget or miss... Although Facebook plans to delete more than one billion

Getting rid of its facial recognition system is a good step, but lest people either forget or miss... Although Facebook plans to delete more than one billion facial recognition templates, which are digital scans of facial features, by December, it will not eliminate the software that powers the system, which is an advanced algorithm called DeepFace. The company has also not ruled out incorporating facial recognition technology into future products, Mr. Grosse said.