Microsoft’s New Windows 8.1 App, AutoTag ‘n Search My Photos, Leans on Tagged Facebook Photos

A quiet entry into the area of photo tagging was made over the weekend by none other than Microsoft, as VentureBeat discovered new Windows 8.1 application AutoTag ‘n Search My Photos, which is not available via the Microsoft Research downloads page, or via the Windows Store.

AutoTagnSearchMyPhotosFacebook650A quiet entry into the area of photo tagging was made over the weekend by none other than Microsoft, as VentureBeat discovered new Windows 8.1 application AutoTag ‘n Search My Photos, which is not available via the Microsoft Research downloads page, or via the Windows Store.

According to VentureBeat, AutoTag ‘n Search My Photos learns the face models of friends users have tagged in Facebook photos and then uses that information to help users tag photos storied in their Windows Picture Library sections.

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