Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

[fria]

Meta filed for a patent that includes a "memory recall" system that appears to detect people via facial recognition and record them automatically, and show you a highlights real later.

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@fria

Meta filed for a patent that includes a “memory recall” system that appears to detect people via facial recognition and record them automatically, and show you a highlights real later.

So basically The Entire History of You - Wikipedia

[fria]

Yeah basically seems like it. I can’t imagine how they even remotely thought this was a good idea.