Disabling facial recognition on social media platforms

Google and Facebook have been using facial recognition to identify people in photos for many years now. Google’s Face Grouping feature of Google Photos is an example of how these portals use face matching technology. Facial recognition software presents many complex issues, such as privacy implications that can have catastrophic consequences. While companies can’t be stopped from scanning photos shared online, society can determine how this data is collected and used.

The simplest solution is to never make use of Google Photos or use Android’s face lock even though prohibiting the use of this technology does not necessarily solve the problem entirely. This can be achieved as follows:

Firstly, connect to a stable Wi-Fi connection and then:

1.On your mobile device, open the Google Home app
2 In the device view, select the Nest Hub MaxSmart display icon
3. Tap Device settings
4. Tap Recognition and Personalisation

This is where you can enable or disable camera sensing. When camera sensing is disabled, Face Match and Quick Gestures will also be disabled. Be sure to delete a profile that you may still have for this application to be 100% assured that everything has been disabled.

If you use Google Pictures, here’s how to turn it off:

1.On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
2. Sign in to your Google Account
3. Tap Menu and then Settings and then *Group similar faces
4. Turn Face grouping off here

It is your personal responsibility to keep your private information secure and the above techniques provide you with one way to limit your particulars from being exposed to possible threats through facial recognition.