Facebook suspends facial-recognition toolSeptember 22, 2012 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook has suspended the facial-recognition tool that suggests when registered users could be tagged in photographs uploaded to its website, according to BBC News. The move follows a review of Facebook's efforts to implement changes recommended by the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland last year. Billy Hawkes, who did not request the tool's total removal, said he was encouraged by the decision to switch it off for users in Europe by October 15. It is already unavailable to new users. Hawkes said Facebook "is sending a clear signal of its wish to demonstrate its commitment to best practice in data protection compliance". In December 2011 the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) gave Facebook six months to comply with its recommendations. They included more transparency about how data is used and individuals are targeted by advertisers and more user control over privacy settings. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. |