Facebook Tests Putting the ‘Face’ in Account Recovery

Facebook confirmed that it is testing facial recognition as a means of account recovery

Locked out of your Facebook account? You may soon be able to use something you carry with you at all times to get back in: your face.

Social media researcher Devesh Logendran shared a screenshot with The Next Web director of social media Matt Navarra of a facial-recognition recovery feature from the social network, and a Facebook spokesperson confirmed that the feature was being tested.

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