With the help of a little facial recognition technology, Facebook has unveiled a new photo tag suggestions feature. "When users upload photos, faces which match ones tagged in their existing photos
will show a suggestion of who to tag,"
Inside Facebook reports. "Similar photos are grouped for easy
tagging," while "Users can opt out of being identified by the facial recognition software in their privacy settings." The update is expected to roll out nationally over the next few weeks, and will
likely lead users to be tagged in photos far more frequently. Other photo editing tools like Apple's iPhoto already create Facebook tags through facial recognition, although Facebook's environment is
far less controlled than one's iPhoto stream.
Facebook began highlighting faces to assist tagging in July, while third-party apps sought to help users find untagged photos of themselves
through facial recognition software. The Photos product received a major upgrade in September, notes All Facebook, with the additions of high resolution photo uploads, an in-line light box viewing
mode, and bulk tagging.
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