"After the story's publication, a #Facebook spokesperson said, 'We often seek #patents for #technology we never implement, and patents should not be taken as an indication of future plans.'"

Riiiiiight.

The article does state that the patent was filed BEFORE the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Fine time for it to be publicized, eh? 😉

#facialrecognition #demographics #privacy #swpatents

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/facebook-household-prediction-patent