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

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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."


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