Facial recognition: Facebook may use profile photos

Facebook is considering incorporating most of its 1 billion-plus members' profile photos into its growing facial recognitiondatabase, expanding the scope of the social network's controversial technology. 

The possible move, which Facebook revealed in an update to its data use policy, is intended to improve the performance of its "Tag Suggest" feature. The feature uses facial recognition technology to speed up the process of labeling or "tagging" friends and acquaintances who appear in photos posted on the network. 

Google Glass not getting face-recognition feature

Google put out word that it won't add face-recognition features to Glass, in a bow to privacy fears raised about the camera-enabled internet-connected eyewear. 

"We won't add facial recognition features to our products without having strong privacy protections in place," Google said in an online message aimed at software developers creating applications for Glass.