McAfee's Social Protection Plug-in for Photos Is Almost the Privacy Control of Our Dreams

The company known for its virus protection software for PCs is now addressing one of social media's greatest afflictions: improper use of personal photos. McAfee and Intel will unveil the McAfee Social Protection Facebook plug-in at the end of August. But does it go far enough?

The company known for its virus protection software for PCs is now addressing one of social media’s greatest afflictions: improper use of personal photos.  McAfee and Intel will unveil the McAfee Social Protection Facebook plug-in at the end of August. But does it go far enough?

With the Social Protection plug-in, Facebook users can select which friends have access to their photos and make the pictures appear blurry to everyone else. No one will be able to download, take a screen capture, or otherwise use the photos without permission, even people on the “approved” list.

In addition, facial recognition software will tell users when they are about to be tagged in a picture so that they can decide whether to allow the picture on their walls or to throw a tantrum, according

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