Facebook allows users to opt out of facial recognition in photos

If there's one platform that knows how to remain controversial, it's Facebook. In 2011, the company introduced a facial recognition feature which allowed users to tag others through suggestions displayed on photos. Moreover, the person in the photo was automatically notified if the uploader's privacy allowed to do so. This received a lot of criticism from privacy concerned users since it was giving away their identity without consent at times. A few weeks back, a court in Illinois even went as far to issue a ruling stating that users within the State could sue Facebook over its facial recognition technology.