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8/5/11

Germany asks Facebook to disable facial recognition

Hamburg commissioner for data protection and freedom of information raises privacy concern.

Germany has asked social networking company Facebook to disable its recently introduced facial recognition feature and also to delete any previously stored data, citing data protection laws.

Facebook had introduced the feature last December. It said that facial-recognition technology made it easier for people to tag photos of friends.

For more: Germany asks Facebook to disable facial recognition - Computer Business Review

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