Facebook's Moments app won't come to Europe

Facebook launched Moments, a new photo-sharing app, in the US last week. But it won’t be rolled out to Europe because it’s worried that European regulators will object to its use of facial recognition.

Facebook's Moments app won't come to Europe

The app uses facial recognition software to dig up old photos of your friends from your camera roll.

Facebook's head of policy in Europe, Richard Allan, told the Wall Street Journal that regulators stand in the way of a European launch. “Regulators have told us we have to offer an opt-in choice to people to do this,” he explained.

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