Facebook shutting down facial recognition program

San Francisco, November 4 (RHC)-- Facebook announced it’s shutting down its facial recognition system and deleting face scan templates of over one billion people by December.  

Facebook will not, however, get rid of the algorithm which powered the facial recognition technology, called DeepFace.  It also did not rule out using such technology in the future. The move comes amid mounting scandals for Facebook, which recently changed its corporate name to Meta.  

The ACLU, the American Civil Liberties Union, welcomed the move, calling it a “good start,” adding: “Now it’s time for enforceable rules that prohibit companies from scanning our faces without our consent.  Looking at you, Congress.”