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title: ""We know that Facebook has a vast facial recognition database so good…"
date: 2016-01-06
source: facebook
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# "We know that Facebook has a vast facial recognition database so good…

*January 6, 2016 · Facebook*

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[http://fusion.net/story/154199/facial-recognition-no-rules/](http://fusion.net/story/154199/facial-recognition-no-rules/){target="_blank"}
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\"We know that Facebook has a vast facial recognition database so good that it can recognize you when your face is hidden, that the FBI has built a millions-strong criminal facial recognition system, and that Google's new Photos app is so effective at face recognition that it can identify now-adults in photos from their childhood. But now facial recognition is starting to pop up in weird and unexpected places: at music festivals (to identify criminals); at stadiums (to weed out "sports troublemakers") and at churches. Yes, churches.\"\
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[http://fusion.net/story/154199/facial-recognition-no-rules/](http://fusion.net/story/154199/facial-recognition-no-rules/){target="_blank"}
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