臉譜在默認情況下悄悄地開著面部識別技術

臉譜在默認情況下悄悄地開著面部識別技術
Facebook quietly switches on facial recognition tech by default
By Kelly Fiveash •
7th June 2011 13:56 GMT
Translation by Autumnson Blog

Facebook has rolled out its facial recognition technology to countries outside of the US, but has switched the feature on by default without telling its users first.
Facebook已在美國以外的國家推出其面部識別技術，但在默認情況下開著該功能而沒有先告訴它的用戶。
UK-based security expert Graham Cluely noted earlier today that Facebook had slotted the tech into the social network.
英國的安全專家格雷厄姆Cluely今天較早前提到，臉譜已將該技術納入社會網絡。
The Mark Zuckerberg-run company started using its facial recognition software in December last year for its Stateside users in a move to automatically provide tags for the photos uploaded by Facebook users.
馬克扎克伯格經營的公司在去年十二月對美國本土用戶，開始使用它的面部識別軟件，一項行動自動提供標籤給Facebook用戶上傳的照片。
The tech works by scanning newly uploaded pics and then identifies faces from previously tagged photos already stored in Zuckerberg's internet silo.
該技術透過掃描上傳照片運作，然後從以前標韱了的照片識別面孔，那已經儲存在扎克伯格的互聯網筒倉。
When the software was introduced in the US late last year, Facebook pointed out that users could disable the function.
當軟件去年年底引入了美國，Facebook指出用戶可能癱瘓該功能。
"If for any reason you don't want your name to be suggested, you will be able to disable suggested tags in your Privacy Settings," the company wrote on its blog post last December.

But now that the tech has reached other shores, Facebook clearly didn't feel the need to alert its international stalkerbase that its facial recognition software had been switched on by default within the social network.

The "Suggest photos of me to friends" feature in question is located in the company's privacy settings. Facebookers need to click on "customise settings" before being able to access the function and disable it, if they so wish.

"Unfortunately, once again, Facebook seems to be sharing personal information by default. Many people feel distinctly uncomfortable about a site like Facebook learning what they look like, and using that information without their permission," said Cluley.

"Most Facebook users still don't know how to set their privacy options safely, finding the whole system confusing. It's even harder though to keep control when Facebook changes the settings without your knowledge."

He said Facebook shouldn't require its users to constantly check their privacy settings to see what the company has changed since their last visit to the site.

"The onus should not be on Facebook users having to 'opt-out' of the facial recognition feature, but instead on users having to 'opt-in'," he said.

"Yet again, it feels like Facebook is eroding the online privacy of its users by stealth."

The Register asked Facebook to comment on this story, but at time of writing it had not got back to us. ®

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/07/facebook_facial_recognition_on_by_default/
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