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Re:To Delete Facebook or Not to Delete Facebook? That Is Not... by J-dawg on Sunday April 22, 2018 @02:02AM (#16894923)
> but also by quickly running their facial recognition stuff before the GDPR goes into effect.

Could someone explain what this means? Is Facebook’s facial recognition illegal under GDPR?

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Re:To Delete Facebook or Not to Delete Facebook? That Is Not... by SahAssar on Sunday April 22, 2018 @02:55AM (#16895040)
Without explicit and specific opt-in consent, yes.
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Re:To Delete Facebook or Not to Delete Facebook? That Is Not... by amelius on Sunday April 22, 2018 @06:09AM (#16895513)
But what if your face was on Facebook before GDPR is in effect?
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Re:To Delete Facebook or Not to Delete Facebook? That Is Not... by SahAssar on Sunday April 22, 2018 @06:25AM (#16895541)
GDPR does not make a distinction based on when the data was collected as far as I know.
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