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Facebook shut down their facial recognition program in 2021 and deleted the data in response to public frustrations. It’s really sad now to see people getting

• Beestie 9mo ago
  I can't help but notice the exact wording of FB's response - or rather what they didn't say. If someone asks me to do them a favor, I have basically three options for a reply: • I can and I will; • I can but I won't; or • I am not able to. FB's answer was not option 3. I think a more plausible explanation is that FB did not want to set a precedent of being the facial recog avenue of choice for the Fed.
  • fc417fc802 9mo ago
    There's another option "I will but only if ..." which is what Facebook rightfully went with. Come back with a warrant is _always_ the correct answer when dealing with LE.
  • mnw21cam 9mo ago
    A fourth option is "I can and I will, but only after certain prerequisites are met - go away and meet them first", which looks to me what they were saying.
• itishappy 9mo ago
  The two views aren't necessarily in conflict. I don't appreciate Facebook's use of facial recognition technology, but they built it. I'm extremely disappointed they proceeded to use this technology to influence elections while fighting against making the data available to law enforcement. I understand this may not have been intentional on their part, but the result is the same, and I was not at all surprised by it.