Facebook requests facial recognition consent from European and Canadian users

Facebook has begun seeking the explicit consent of European and Canadian users to allow it to continue using facial recognition technology to identify them in photos and videos, after the program was halted amidst privacy concerns.
The opt-in permission request is one of a number of data policy changes to be overseen by Facebook as it scrabbles to get its house in order ahead of the roll out of General Data Protection Regulation.
Moves to resurrect the system haven’t gone unnoticed with Si