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Facebook is testing facial recognition tech to keep bots at bay

In order to keepits social network free of malicious bots, Facebook keeps trying out new tactics.In its latest test, its deploying facial recognition tech to spot fake profiles.

The feature, spotted by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, asks you to take a video selfie and turn your head from side to side in order to verify that youre not a bot.

It explicitly states no one else will see the video selfie and will be deleted 30 days after the confirmation pic.twitter.com/296bGRDyYZ

With these new methods, Facebook could help make its social network more secure but it remains to be seen if people will feel comfortable sharing this sort of personal data with the company.

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