Stop Facebook Name Suggestions in Photos - Privacy Guide
Facebook Facial Recognition and Tagging Control
Facebook employs facial recognition technology to analyze images uploaded by its users. When a face matching yours is detected, the platform suggests your name to the uploader. This facilitates easier tagging of you within the photograph.
If you have concerns regarding your privacy on Facebook, or generally online, you can adjust your settings to prevent these name suggestions. This offers a degree of control over how you are identified in photos posted by others.
Important Note: Altering this setting will only disable the automatic name suggestions. Friends will still retain the ability to tag you in photos; however, they will no longer receive a prompt to do so.
Adjusting Your Tagging Settings
To modify the setting that governs these tagging suggestions, begin by logging into your Facebook account. Then, click the downward-pointing arrow located on the right side of the blue navigation bar at the top of your homepage.
From the drop-down menu that appears, select “Settings.” This will redirect you to your account settings page.
Within the settings menu, click on “Timeline and Tagging” in the list displayed on the left-hand side.
Locate the section titled “How can I manage tags people add and tagging suggestions.” Within this section, click the “Edit” link positioned to the right of “Who sees tag suggestions when photos that look like you are uploaded.”
Selecting “Edit” will expand the options for this setting. From the drop-down list that appears, choose “No One.”
Click “Close” to collapse the detailed settings for this particular feature.
The setting will be updated and saved, confirming that “No One” will receive suggestions when photos resembling you are uploaded.
It’s important to remember that this adjustment does not prevent others from posting pictures of you on Facebook or tagging you directly. It simply removes the automated suggestion that appears when the facial recognition system identifies your likeness in a photo.
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