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Facebook Knows Your Face Even When It’s Not Visible

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If you’re worried about facial recognition technology tracking you, you’re not going to like this. NewScientist reported Monday that Facebook has developed an experimental algorithm that can automatically recognize an individual based on unique traits like “hairdo, clothing, body shape and pose.” According to NewScientist, the algorithm proved accurate 83 percent of the time when Facebook’s artificial intelligence researchers applied

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Instagram Will Finally Allow Breastfeeding Photos

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It’s now crystal clear: You are not allowed to harass people on Instagram, and you’re generally not allowed to show your nipples if you’re a woman. An update to the Facebook-owned social network’s community guidelines Thursday contains stronger, more specific language than before, outlining in detail what users are allowed to post on the popular photo-sharing platform. In a change

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If You Think Your Friends’ Perfect Facebook Photos Aren’t Staged, Think Again

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WE KNEW IT! Sometimes those Facebook and Instagram photos seem just a little too polished and planned. Comic strip artist Andy Herd of the comic site Pandyland shows us that if your friends’ Facebook and Instagram photos look too good to be true, then they probably are. And their poor cats are being caught in the crossfire. Via Reddit

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Facebook Wants To Help You Stop Posting Drunk Photos

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Posting a red-faced, drooly-drunk picture of yourself on Facebook may seem like a good idea at 2 a.m., but the next day? Not so much. Facebook apparently wants to help you avoid such embarrassment. The Facebook Artificial intelligence Research lab is working on a feature that would study any photograph you’re trying to post to the social network, determine whether

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