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Irish and German regulators confirm: Facebook has deleted all facial recognition data for EU users

Irish and German regulators confirm: Facebook has deleted all facial recognition data for EU users | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
After examining parts of Facebook’s source code, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) and a German data protection regulator have both confirmed that the social network has ...
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Facebook to suspend photo tag

Facebook to suspend photo tag | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
Facebook will disable its facial recognition tool following a review by the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland.

 

Facebook has suspended the facial-recognition tool that suggests when registered users could be tagged in photographs uploaded to its website.

 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19675172

 

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Facebook scores points in Europe after disabling facial recognition

Facebook scores points in Europe after disabling facial recognition | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it

The move to disable facial recognition tagging in Europe has scored the social network some much-needed points in an official audit. 

 

Facebook has finally satisfied the European Union by disabling facial recognition tagging.


Facebook, which was subjected to an audit by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), was under pressure to implement a variety of changes in Europe, mostly dealing with privacy and security issues.

Last December, Facebook had promised to make the changes outlined in the audit document in order to comply with European regulations.

 

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-57517662-2/facebook-scores-points-in-europe-after-disabling-facial-recognition/?tag=nl.e776&s_cid=e776

 

 

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