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Facebook tests facial recognition technology for accounts

Soon, you could recover your Facebook account using nothing but your face. Facebook is testing a facial recognition system that will verify users who are locked out of their accounts. Facebook is testing a facial recognition system that will verify users who are locked out of their accounts It follows a move by Apple to bring facial recognition technology to its new flagship phone, the iPhone X. Last year, Facebook purchased FacioMetrics, a facial recognition software firm, in a push to integrate the technology into the platform. Facebook said that it has bought facial recognition start-up FacioMetrics, potentially using the technology for photo or video effects to better challenge rival Snapchat.

Daily Mail

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