Facebook posts new details about its face recognition tech

Facebook is notifying more users of its facial recognition features as it faces increased scrutiny over how the technology may infringe upon their privacy. Many users who logged onto Facebook on Tuesday reported seeing a message from the firm on their News Feed outlining several new facial recognition features. Facebook now notifies users when someone uploads a picture of them that they haven't been tagged in, among other features. Facebook notified some users on their News Feeds of the firm's new facial recognition technology. The features tell users when a photo of them has been uploaded to Facebook that they haven't been tagged in yet and if a stranger uses a photo of them as their profile picture The features were first announced last December, but Facebook has been gradually rolling them out over the past several months.