社交网站引入“人肉搜索”技术 卷入隐私争议

　　Facebook now knows what you look like

　　Facebook is at the centre of another privacy row after bringing in facial recognition technology to automatically identify users in pictures。

　　The world's leading social network has begun rolling out new technology that automatically identifies and 'tags' people in photos uploaded to the website。

　　Facebook's 'Tag Suggestions' feature is designed to speed up the process of labeling friends in photos posted on Facebook。

　　If a friend 'tags' you in one photo, the technology will automatically scan your face and then find matches among all their pictures。

　　The sudden implementation of the feature, without warning, has sparked concerns among privacy campaigners。

　　Daniel Hamilton, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: 'Facebook users will rightly be alarmed to hear that their private information will be used in this way。