Meta launches facial recognition for recovering hacked accounts in 2025
- Meta plans to use facial recognition technology to help users regain access to hacked accounts beginning in early 2025.
- Affected users have reported struggles in recovering their accounts, with some resorting to contacting law enforcement without finding solutions.
- The new system aims to streamline the recovery process and potentially reduce the incidence of online scams.
In an effort to combat increasing online scams, Meta is introducing a facial recognition system aimed at helping users recover hacked accounts. This program is expected to launch at the beginning of next year and will allow users to upload selfie videos for verification purposes. Meta representatives explained that these videos will be analyzed based on facial features such as the shape of the nose and freckles to determine whether they match previously shared content on the user's profile. This initiative comes in response to numerous user complaints about account hacks and the challenges faced in reclaiming control. Users like Bradley and JT Baker have shared their frustrating experiences of being victims of hacking, with Baker deciding to abandon efforts to recover his account due to the overwhelming complications involved. The new technology is intended to provide a more efficient method for users to regain access to their accounts, potentially reducing the frequency of these incidents in the future.