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How to Disable Facebook's Facial Recognition Feature

Facebook can identify your face. Creepy or cool? You decide

By Andy O'Donnell Andy O'Donnell Writer Auburn University Andy O'Donnell, MA, is a former freelance contributor to Lifewire and a senior security engineer who is active in internet and network security. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 5, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Facebook Facebook Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating Facebook discontinued its face recognition feature in 2022 due to privacy concerns. This article is for archival purposes only. This article explains how to adjust your privacy settings to disable Facebook's facial recognition feature.
Select the down-arrow icon in the upper-right corner. Click Settings & Privacy. Choose Privacy Shortcuts. Under Privacy, select See more privacy settings. From the left menu, select Face Recognition. Next to the setting labeled, "Do you want Facebook to be able to recognize you in photos and videos?" select Edit. Select the drop-down box that appears and choose No.

Why and How Does Facebook Use Face Recognition

According to Facebook's help site, there are two ways Facebook uses its facial recognition technology: To find photos and videos you're in so Facebook can help you review or share content, suggest tags, and provide relevant content and feature recommendations.To protect you and others from impersonation and identity misuse and improve platform reliability. Currently, photo tagging appears to be the only thing that Facebook uses its facial recognition technology for, but this may change in the future as other uses are discovered. Testing done by some reviewers has found the technology to be ​less than accurate. In Europe, Facebook was required to delete European users' facial recognition data due to privacy concerns.
The best advice for dealing with any Facebook privacy concerns you may have is to check your privacy settings at least once a month to see if there is something that you were opted-in to that you would rather opt-out of. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Clean up Your Facebook Profile How to Block Searches of Your Facebook Profile How to Disable Facebook Places Location Tracking How to Turn Comment Ranking On or Off on Facebook How to Prevent Strangers From Seeing Your Facebook Profile How to Add Groups to Your Shortcut Bar on Facebook The 8 Best Facebook Alternatives in 2022 How to Make Facebook Private How to Hide Your Page Likes on Facebook How to Block Friend Requests on Facebook How to See More Friends Posts on Facebook How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10 How to Use the Off Facebook Activity Tool to Protect Your Privacy Can Alexa Record Conversations in a Room? How to Find Someone on Facebook Using an Email Address How to Get Unblocked on Facebook Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies