[雙語新聞] Facebook ＂人肉搜索＂技術惹爭議

 

Facebook is at the centre of another privacy row after bringing in facial recognition technology to automatically identify users in pictures.
在將的人臉識別技術引入程序，自動識別圖片中的用戶后，社交網(wǎng)站Facebook再次陷入隱私之爭的風暴中央。

The world's leading social network has begun rolling out new technology that automatically identifies and 'tags' people in photos uploaded to the website.
這個世界首屈一指的社交網(wǎng)站推出了可自動識別身份、在上傳的網(wǎng)絡照片中“標記”人物的新技術。

Facebook's 'Tag Suggestions' feature is designed to speed up the process of labeling friends in photos posted on Facebook.
而Facebook的“標記建議”特性旨在加速在網(wǎng)站照片標記好友的進程。

If a friend 'tags' you in one photo, the technology will automatically scan your face and then find matches among all their pictures.
如果某好友在某張照片中“標記”了你，該技術會自動搜索你的面孔并在他（她）的其他照片中找到你的面孔。

The sudden implementation of the feature, without warning, has sparked concerns among privacy campaigners.
這一性能未經(jīng)警示突然啟用，引起了注重隱私的活動家們的憂慮。

Daniel Hamilton, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: 'Facebook users will rightly be alarmed to hear that their private information will be used in this way.
隱私活動組織“Big Brother Watch”的經(jīng)理丹尼爾漢密爾頓說：“Facebook用戶的個人隱私將會通過此方式被盜用，他們必將會對此感到警戒。”