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Facebook is bringing one of its long-term vendors, a facial-recognition technology company Face.com, in-house.
The Israeli company's technology helps people tag photos on the Web by figuring out who is in the pictures.
The deal bolsters one of Facebook's most popular features - the sharing and handling of photos - but the use of the startup's technology has spurred concerns about user privacy.
The Facebook camera that can recognise you every time you walk into a shop
Could be used by shops to offer discounts to customers
System already being trialled in Nashville shops and bars
Users must sign up to take part and 'teach' system what they look like
Shoppers could soon be automatically recognised when they walk into a shop using a controversial new camera.
Called Facedeals, the camera uses photos uploaded to Facebook to recognise people as they walk in.
Shoppers who agree to use the system, which has not been developed with Facebook, will be offered special deals
Facebook has become such a pervasive force in modern society that increasing numbers of employers, and even some psychologists, believe people who aren’t on social networking sites are ‘suspicious.’
The German magazine Der Taggspiegel went so far as to point out that accused theater shooter James Holmes and Norwegian mass murder Anders Behring Breivik have common ground in their lack of Facebook profiles
Citing the need to watch for potential sex offenders, Facebook is using software that tracks private conversations for suspicious behavior and keywords before alerting Facebook employees who then decide whether to pass the information on to police.
The revelation was divulged during a Reuters interview with the social networking giant’s Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan.
Despite the article acknowledging the fact that Internet-related sex crimes against children are on the decrease, the story cites a barrage of cases where children have been groomed online before revealing that Facebook “users could be unnerved about the extent to which their conversations are reviewed, at least by computer programs.”
Despite the article acknowledging the fact that Internet-related sex crimes against children are on the decrease, the story cites a barrage of cases where children have been groomed online before revealing that Facebook “users could be unnerved about the extent to which their conversations are reviewed, at least by computer programs.”
Do I need to say anything else? Facebook is Big Brother, plain and simple. If you do not delete your account now, then prepare for the next phase of the New World Order's hellish plan: microchipping everyone and linking it all in with Facebook, Face recognition and a global spy-satellite GPS network. Sounds crazy? It is, but it is real.
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
Do I need to say anything else? Facebook is Big Brother, plain and simple. If you do not delete your account now, then prepare for the next phase of the New World Order's hellish plan: microchipping everyone and linking it all in with Facebook, Face recognition and a global spy-satellite GPS network. Sounds crazy? It is, but it is real.
Facebook only has access to what you give it, nothing more. Besides, I bet in 5 years time, people will scratch their heads when you say facebook.
edit on 15-8-2012 by phishyblankwaters because: (no reason given)edit on 15-8-2012 by phishyblankwaters because: (no reason given)
I personally deactivated the same day of FB’s IPO, but haven’t gotten around to deleting everything , because its moot and I am lazy.
Plus if you have ever put a photo or comment on FB you agree they have fair use privileges so even if you were to deactivate and delete said photos/comments, FB still has a right to access that data.
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by chemistry
If "big brother" wants to know my score on draw something or words with friends, by all means, have at it.
What exactly are you concerned about? Facial recognition? you do realize that technology sucks completely right? simply wearing glasses screws it up, smiling screws it up, bad angles screw it up. Without a biometric scan, it's really not that reliable.
I'd be more concerned with what the israeli company would do with it than facebook.
Originally posted by chemistry
WRONG. Facebook has access to what you, your friends and an increasing number of applications give it.
Originally posted by OptimusSubprime
Facebook is not Big Brother, because you can close your Facebook account and not have anything to do with them. Big Brother, or more specifically, an Authoritarian Oligarchy such as the one being created in America, can not be avoided regardless of what you do.
Originally posted by Lagrimas
Perhaps you people who are scared of Facebook and scared of big brother have got something to hide??
I for one am not afraid. Not of facebook. Not of my government. Not of the police.
Let them watch me, they'll find out that I like conspiracy and that I'm suspicious as hell. Well good!
Might give them something to think about, and if NWO ever arrives on my door step I'll be part of the resistance so they'll find out who we (the good people) are when they go all Nazi on our ass.
Woop de doop. Facebook is fine. Bring on the face recognized discounts.
The extent of the facial recognition technology is far more advanced than most people realise. Wearing glasses, smiling and bad angles will certainly not screw it up, trust me!
Originally posted by Lagrimas
Perhaps you people who are scared of Facebook and scared of big brother have got something to hide??
I for one am not afraid. Not of facebook. Not of my government. Not of the police.
Let them watch me, they'll find out that I like conspiracy and that I'm suspicious as hell. Well good!
Might give them something to think about, and if NWO ever arrives on my door step I'll be part of the resistance so they'll find out who we (the good people) are when they go all Nazi on our ass.
Woop de doop. Facebook is fine. Bring on the face recognized discounts.