Connecticut AG challenges Facebook over photo tagging feature that uses facial recognition

Connecticut's attorney general does not want Facebook to automatically tag users in photographs without their permission.

Attorney General George Jepsen (D-CT) has joined lawmakers and privacy watchdogs in objecting to how Facebook has rolled out the photo-tagging feature, which uses facial recognition technology to identify people. He called the lack of an opt-in process "troubling" and said it could expose users to "unwelcome attention and loss of privacy."