Meta testing new facial recognition technology to help combat scams
NBC News' Vicky Nguyen speaks with Monika Bickert, vice president for content policy at Meta, about new facial recognition tools the social media giant is testing to crack down on scams and fraud.
Meta Testing Facial Recognition Designed to Spot Celebrity Scams
Meta said Monday that it's testing out new facial recognition tools designed to protect users from celebrity-themed scams, as well as make it faster and easier for all users to recover access if they get locked out of their accounts.
Meta to Use Facial Recognition to Crack Down on Scams and Recover Locked-Out Accounts
The Facebook parent company will start using the tech to crack down on scams that use pictures of celebrities to look more legitimate as well as to better assist users who get locked out of their accounts.
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Meta to Use Facial Recognition to Fight Fake Celebrity Scams
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. will start using facial recognition technology to crack down on scams that use pictures of celebrities to look more legitimate, a strategy referred to as “celeb-bait ads.
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The goal is to help Facebook and Instagram crack down on so-called 'celeb-bait ads,' but facial-recognition tech will also be available for those looking to recover lost accounts.
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Meta is bringing facial recognition tech back to its apps more than three years after it shut down Facebook’s “face recognition” system amid a broader backlash against the technology. Now, the social network will begin to deploy facial recognition tools on Facebook and Instagram to fight scams and help users who have lost access to their accounts,
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Meta testing new facial recognition to help combat scams
NBC News' Vicky Nguyen speaks with Monika Bickert, vice president for content policy at Meta, about new facial recognition ...
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Meta is testing facial recognition to fight celebrity scams
Here's how to protect yourself. "We’re testing a new way of detecting celeb-bait scams," wrote Meta in a blog published on ...