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2 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Facebook has announced they will be deleting over a billion face recognition templates as they shut down their entire face recognition system. This is great news for Facebook users, and for the global movement pushing back on this technology. nytimes.com/2021/11/02/tec…
“Facebook getting out of the face recognition business is a pivotal moment in the growing national discomfort with this technology,” said EFF’s @Adam_D_Schwartz. “Corporate use of face surveillance is very dangerous to people’s privacy.” nytimes.com/2021/11/02/tec…
EFF has serious concerns about facial recognition technology. Here's how we can keep fighting back against the dangers it poses: eff.org/deeplinks/2021…
The Facebook (Meta) statement is here in full: “We’re shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook.” about.fb.com/news/2021/11/u…

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