On Facebook's decision to shut down face recognition

I don't think this was a smart or wise decision by Facebook/Meta! It is almost a medieval or superstitious decision!

Face recognition is here to stay! Like all technologies it can be used for good and evil!

"... Face recognition powered several Facebook features under a single opt-in. Over a third of its 1.8 billion daily users took advantage of them. ...
Facebook’s move follows similar actions by Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft. The trend suggests dim prospects for face recognition in mass-market consumer settings. ..." (Source)

Facebook even gives a nice example in their announcement, which people this shutdown will hurt:

"... This change will also impact Automatic Alt Text (AAT), which creates image descriptions for blind and visually-impaired people. After this change, AAT descriptions will no longer include the names of people recognized in photos but will function normally otherwise. ..."

An Update On Our Use of Face Recognition | Meta