Facebook wants to add pictures to database for facial recognition

Facebook is considering including public profile pictures of users in a large database for facial recognition. The social network announced  the plans by an update of its terms of use, reports Reuter.The facial recognition database is used to help tag people in pictures and to automatically introduce people. The technology compares faces in uploaded pictures with earlier pictures. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"25915","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-5383","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"199","alt":"find us on facebook"}}]] find us on facebook,
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Flickr The purpose of the large database is to improve speed and ease in tagging people. The controversial program has been under fire for some time. The addition of public profile pictures will lead to an improved control over personal information, says Erin Egan, chief privacy manager at Facebook. It should be easier for Facebook-users to receive notifications of pictures in which they appear. Egan goes on to say it's Facebook's goal to facilitate a special technology so people can stay up to date with all the pictures they appear in on the social networking site. The privacy manager will not guarantee the technology will only be used for tagging. If Facebook decides to use the database in a different way, they will remain transparent and ensure user control. Facebook users who do not want to be included in the database can specifically unsubscribe.  A few days ago it was announced that authorities want information from 38,000 Facebook accounts.