Facebook will alert you when someone posts your photo, tagged or not
Facebook has launched
new tools powered by its facial recognition tech -- the same one that
suggests friends to tag in photos. To start with, it has beefed up the alternative text feature
it rolled out last year, which describes a photo's contents for people
using a screen reader. For instance, the original version of the tool
would describe a friend's photo with the words "may contain: tree, sky,
sea." The enhanced version will include those and the names of
people who could be in the photo even if they aren't tagged.
Facebook's
facial recognition can be pretty hit and miss, but the names can give
visually impaired users a fuller view of the picture.
The
platform will also start notifying users when its face recognition tech
recognizes them in pictures (again) even if they're not tagged, unless
they're not part of the audience. Finally, it will start sending out
notifications when someone else uploads users' photos as profile
pictures. Facebook hopes this last tool can help prevent scammers from
using other people's identities, especially for those who use the
platform to conduct business..
To
make things simpler, the social network will roll out a single on/off
switch for all these features.
Unfortunate for those who only really
like one of them, but great for those don't want to deal with tweaking
their settings. The switch will roll out worldwide the next few days,
except in Canada and Europe
where Facebook doesn't have facial recognition on offer. It will
automatically be set to "off" for users who've disabled tagging, but it
can easily be switched on anytime.
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