Do You Know That Face? Facebook Does [Infographic]

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Facebook, for some, provides one of the best methods of sharing photos with friends and family.  That said, there are problems with Facebook regarding photos.  Indiscriminate sharing of personal photos can cause problems, but there’s another, larger, more disconcerting issue regarding Facebook photos, being tagged without permission in a photo using Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions.”

Column Five Media and Zone Alarm have created the extremely informative infographic below, “Do You Know That Face? Facebook Does.”

From the creators:

“Facebook is the largest photo-sharing site in the world. Recently, Facebook started using Tag Suggestions, which uses face-recognition software to suggest people’s names to tag in pictures without their permission. In this infographic done with we take a look at how the software works, privacy concerns and some tips on how to avoid unwanted tagging.”

Have you been tagged in a photo without permission?  Were you aware of how to prevent unwanted tagging?

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