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Germany Says Facebook's Facial Recognition Is Illegal

Posted by samzenpus on from the pictures-of-you dept.

fysdt writes "Although we think it's generally a pretty nifty feature, valid concerns over the misuse of Facebook's auto-recognition tagging have lead Germany to ban it entirely. That's right — Facebook in its current state is now illegal. The German government, which possesses perhaps the world's most adamant privacy laws as a result of postwar abuse, considers Facebook's facial recognition a violation of 'the right to anonymity.'"

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  1. Re:Just the facial recognition component? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Short of being a hermit, I have no way to stop people from uploading data that identifies me ..."

    Really ?

    I find that beating the shit out of them and smashing their camera works pretty well. I learned this
    trick from a Hell's Angel buddy. Just ask anyone who ever tried to photograph an Angel without
    permission how long their camera lasted afterward ( hint : usually it is less than 10 seconds ).