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Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'

By Staff Writer on Sep 4, 2019 7:03AM
Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'

With an option to opt out.

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday 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 ...

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