Facebook going to enable its facial recognition technology in coming weeks which will allow members to choose from list of suggestion when they upload and tag pictures.
When you upload photos, Facebook will compare the faces in the photos with the faces of your friends. If a match is found, you’ll be prompted with a suggested tag. If Facebook can’t identify a person, it will ask you to enter their name, which will presumably help with identification in the future. If you upload a batch of photos of the same person — say, from a wedding or birthday party — Facebook will group those photos together and suggest a tag, making tagging a one- or two-click affair.
Chris Cox, Vice President of Facebook’s Product said it is very important to control tagging, and once you know a tag has been created with your identity “you can remove the tag, or you can promote it to your friends, or you can write the person and say, ‘I’m not psyched about this photo’.”
With a shocking grasp of foresight, Facebook is going to let you opt out of the auto-tagging process, too! If you don’t want your face to be recognized in other people’s uploads, hop over to Privacy Settings > Customize Settings, and deselect “Suggest photos of me to friends.”
