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03-21-2014, 07:03 PM
A whole new invasion of privacy: Facebook can identify your face 97% of the time
http://c2.bgr.com/2011/08/zuckerfacebook110829192608.jpg?w=610 (http://bgr.com/2014/03/21/facebook-facial-recognition-deepface/)If you thought Facebook's invasion of privacy (http://bgr.com/2014/02/17/how-much-does-facebook-k**w-about-me/) had hit its peak, think again. Facebook an**unced (https://www.facebook.com/publications/546316888800776/) earlier this week that its DeepFace facial recognition tech**logy is "closely approaching human-level performance." Modern facial identification has its limits, but with Facebook's (http://bgr.com/tag/facebook) limitless access to facial images through photos on its website, the company has put together a method that is 97.25% accurate for any given face, even in suboptimal conditions. That means that Facebook could identify you from even your worst selfies (http://bgr.com/2013/12/24/how-many-selfies-were-taken-in-2013/), which could be the most frightening threat a high school student has ever heard of. Next time you upload your family photos to the ubiquitous social network, just k**w that you might be helping this process even further. Then again, it's probably already too late.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~4/yVZAebtLKp0
http://c2.bgr.com/2011/08/zuckerfacebook110829192608.jpg?w=610 (http://bgr.com/2014/03/21/facebook-facial-recognition-deepface/)If you thought Facebook's invasion of privacy (http://bgr.com/2014/02/17/how-much-does-facebook-k**w-about-me/) had hit its peak, think again. Facebook an**unced (https://www.facebook.com/publications/546316888800776/) earlier this week that its DeepFace facial recognition tech**logy is "closely approaching human-level performance." Modern facial identification has its limits, but with Facebook's (http://bgr.com/tag/facebook) limitless access to facial images through photos on its website, the company has put together a method that is 97.25% accurate for any given face, even in suboptimal conditions. That means that Facebook could identify you from even your worst selfies (http://bgr.com/2013/12/24/how-many-selfies-were-taken-in-2013/), which could be the most frightening threat a high school student has ever heard of. Next time you upload your family photos to the ubiquitous social network, just k**w that you might be helping this process even further. Then again, it's probably already too late.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~4/yVZAebtLKp0