Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Why Facebook Wants Your Face

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Prepare for Facebook to be a whole lot more in your face.

Facebook announced Monday that it will acquire facial recognition firm Face.com, an Israeli company that has worked with the social network for nearly two years to identify and tag people in uploaded photos.
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