Carl Angelo C.

Magbuo
BSIT 4-1
Topic: Information Privacy
Sub-Topic: Facebook Tags
Opinion Paper No.: 1

On the Facebook social network, a tag is a label that identifies a person in a

photo. When you post a photo to Facebook, you can tag people in the photo who are on
your list of Facebook friends. In a similar manner, any of your Facebook friends may tag
you in photographs they upload to the site. To tag someone or anything in a post or
remark, begin typing their name and then choose their profile from the dropdown menu
that appears. To tag them in your post, capitalize the first letter of their name and begin
typing the Page's name after the "@" symbol.

When you tag someone on Facebook, you establish a link to their profile. This
implies that the post in which you tag the person may also be put to that person's
timeline; however, the person you tag on a post has a modified tagging security of what
may be shared in their Facebook timelines. Also, according to Facebook's Help Center,
"Tags in photographs and posts from individuals you aren't friends with may display in
timeline review, where you may select whether or not to allow them on your timeline."
You can also opt to examine tags submitted by anybody, including friends."

However, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) complained to the

Federal Trade Commission about Facebook Tag Suggestions in 2011. According to
EPIC, Facebook obtains face data from photos of users without their agreement in order
to create its facial recognition system. Others expressed concern that the introduction of
an automatic tagging option would raise the chance of photographs being incorrectly
categorized, which might be problematic if the photos were not complementary.

Other individuals believe that technology innovation is a beneficial thing since it

makes it easier for consumers to get information. However, for some individuals who
are aware of their rights and have intellectual understanding about this, this is a red flag
for unconsented data gathering from users. According to the terms and conditions of
Facebook Metaverse, or more precisely in their "Data Policy," "Information and material
you contribute. When you use our Products, we collect the content, communications,
and other information you supply, such as when you sign up for an account, produce or
share content, and message or connect with others. This can include information in or
about the material you give (such as metadata), such as a photo's location or the date a
file was generated. It may also include what you view through features we provide, like
as our camera, so we can do things like recommend masks and filters or give you
recommendations on how to use camera formats. Our systems handle information and
communications provided by you and others automatically in order to understand
context and what's in them for the reasons stated below."

So, in other words, all of the data you shared and uploaded online on Facebook,
particularly images, can be utilized by Facebook as a starting point for their data
collecting and Ai analysis together, as long as you registered a Facebook account in
accordance with their terms of agreement. Most individuals do not read the Terms of
Agreement policy; they just generate and check the Terms of Agreement without
considering the benefits and drawbacks of the user's assent.