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The provision establishes Meta's operational authority to extract and analyze biometric identifiers from user-generated content and stored media. This creates an ongoing data processing mechanism that generates derivative biometric datasets separate from the original photos, expanding the categories of personal information Meta maintains and can deploy across its product ecosystem.
The updated Privacy Policy no longer explicitly directs US residents to the United States Regional Privacy Notice, which previously provided details about consumer privacy rights available under state laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act and similar regulations. This removal does not eliminate those rights themselves, but it makes the Privacy Policy less clear about where consumers can find information on how to exercise those rights. Consumers can still locate the Regional Privacy Notice through Meta's website or by searching for it directly, but the removal reduces the accessibility and prominence of that guidance within the primary policy document.
View change record →Users whose settings permit photo uploads to Meta products will have facial and body biometric data extracted and stored by default, with that data used for automated tagging features and other stated or unstated purposes. The authorization applies across Meta's product portfolio, meaning biometric data collected in one service may be processed for functions in other services.
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"Depending on which of our Products you use and your settings: Your face and body: Information like your face shape or gait used for face recognition technology or for other purposes. We use facial recognition technology to suggest you or other people might want to tag someone in a photo.— Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes Meta's operational authority to extract and analyze biometric identifiers from user-generated content and stored media. This creates an ongoing data processing mechanism that generates derivative biometric datasets separate from the original photos, expanding the categories of personal information Meta maintains and can deploy across its product ecosystem.
Users whose settings permit photo uploads to Meta products will have facial and body biometric data extracted and stored by default, with that data used for automated tagging features and other stated or unstated purposes. The authorization applies across Meta's product portfolio, meaning biometric data collected in one service may be processed for functions in other services.
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