Facebook plans to delete facial recognition data on more than a billion users

Facebook plans to delete facial recognition data on more than a billion users

ByTechTrends

Just days after rebranding itself, Facebook announced plans to delete a trove of the most worrisome data that the world’s biggest social network collected on more than a billion individuals. In a blog post Tuesday, Facebook’s newly named parent company Meta explained that it would close shop on its facial recognition systems and delete a massive collection…

Absa Launches Facial Recognition Tech in South Africa
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Absa Launches Facial Recognition Tech in South Africa

ByTechTrends

Absa, one of South Africa’s largest banks and a pan-African lender, has officially launched facial recognition technology in its Android and iOS apps, which some users will need to utilize to authenticate certain transactions through facial scans. “Technology is leaping ahead faster than ever, and it’s up to us to ensure that you stay right…