Meta brings back face scanning to combat scams and account hacking
Facebook and Instagram are testing new facial recognition tools that could help users quickly restore compromised accounts and combat fake celebrity-endorsed scams. Meta announced its plan to roll out experimental features that can scan a user’s face to verify their identity by comparing it against profile pictures on Facebook and Instagram.
Meta is testing facial recognition to fight celebrity scams
SEE ALSO: Ray-Ban Meta Glasses can be used to dox strangers via facial recognition, according to Harvard students. Here's how to protect yourself. "We’re testing a new way of detecting celeb-bait scams," wrote Meta in a blog published on Monday.
Meta combats celebrity scam ads with face recognition tech
Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.
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.
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 Revives Facial Recognition to Fight Scams and Account Hijacking
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.
Meta bans private jet tracking accounts on Instagram and Threads
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Meta Lays Off Employees Amid ‘Grubgate’
Grubgate unfolds in the wake of Meta's "Year of Efficiency" strategy initiated by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, which aims to tighten ...
Democrats want DOJ to prosecute tax prep companies that allegedly shared user data with Meta and Google
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others have been pushing for agencies to crack down on alleged taxpayer privacy violations.
Meta tests facial recognition for spotting ‘celeb-bait’ ads scams and easier account recovery
Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the ...
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Meta Bans Accounts That Track Jets of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta claims that sharing existing jet-tracking data poses a risk of 'physical harm' to the billionaires who own the planes.
Meta facial recognition makes a comeback to stop 'celeb clickbait'
Controversial facial recognition is making a comeback on social media platforms owned by Meta to combat 'celeb bait' scams.
Meta to begin using facial recognition tools to combat 'celeb-bait' adverts
Facial recognition will be used to compare faces in the ad with the public figure’s own Facebook and Instagram profile ...
Albanian ex-president Meta held on corruption charges
Former Albanian President Ilir Meta has been detained by police over corruption allegations, his lawyer said on Monday, ...
Meta’s smart glasses outsell traditional Ray-Bans in some stores, even before AI features roll out
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are the top selling product in 60% of all Ray-Ban stores throughout Europe, the Middle East, ...
Remedy’s Night Springs DLC Offers A Reminder That Meta Isn’t Enough
Remedy's Night Springs DLC for Alan Wake 2 is filled with playful meta-references, but it lacks the depth that made the ...
Meta takes 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' to its logical conclusion as iFixit finds the Meta Quest 3S is mostly the same as the Quest 2
The Quest 3S was expected by many to simply be a budget version of the Quest 3, but it appears what Meta has done instead is ...