No, Apple Photos face recognition is not a privacy threat – quite the opposite

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By Ben LovejoyAug 4, 2026, 8:31 am174 ptsTrending
We learned yesterday that a judge is allowing a $32B lawsuit to proceed, alleging that Apple Photos face recognition violates a state privacy law. It has been conflated with Meta’s use of face recognition, despite the two companies’ approaches falling at opposite ends of the privacy spectrum. In allowing the…

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