Facebook Acquires Facial Recognition Site Face.com
As previously rumored, Facebook announced Monday morning that it has acquired Face.com, an Israeli-based facial recognition site. TechCrunch reports that the social network will likely use Face.com's software to bolster mobile photo tagging.
As previously rumored, Facebook announced Monday morning that it has acquired Face.com, an Israeli-based facial recognition site. TechCrunch reports that the social network will likely use Face.com’s software to bolster mobile photo tagging.
It’s no secret that Mark Zuckerberg is pulling out all of the stops to enhance Facebook’s mobile photo capabilities, first with the acquisition of Instagram, then the development of Facebook Camera, and now this. Multiple reports say that Facebook bought Face.com for anywhere from $80 million to $100 million.
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