Tag Suggestions, which used face recognition only to suggest a user to tag friends in photos, has been at the centre of a privacy related lawsuit since 2015. — Reuters
Facebook Inc said on Sept 3 its face recognition technology will now be available to all users with an option to opt out, while deciding to discontinue a related feature called 'Tag Suggestions'.
Face recognition, which was available to some Facebook users since December 2017, notifies an account holder if their profile photo is used by someone else or if they appear in photos where they have not been tagged.
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