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How We Could Make Facial Recognition Less Problematic

The fact that facebook suggests to tag yourself in a photo was probably its most groundbreaking feature. At the same time it is one of its most problematic. This means that facebook can reasonably guess where you were, who is taking your photos and when. A facebook user should not have free reign to take your photo and upload it without your permission so that their social network can see you in a potentially private setting. What I'm proposing is a rough sketch that satisfies a few core points: