Facebook is at the centre of another privacy row after bringing in facial recognition technology to automatically identify users in pictures.
在将的人脸识别技术引入程序，自动识别图片中的用户后，社交网站Facebook再次陷入隐私之争的风暴中央。

The world's leading social network has begun rolling out new technology that automatically identifies and 'tags' people in photos uploaded to the website.
这个世界首屈一指的社交网站推出了可自动识别身份、在上传的网络照片中“标记”人物的新技术。

Facebook's 'Tag Suggestions' feature is designed to speed up the process of labeling friends in photos posted on Facebook.
而Facebook的“标记建议”特性旨在加速在网站照片标记好友的进程。

If a friend 'tags' you in one photo, the technology will automatically scan your face and then find matches among all their pictures.
如果某好友在某张照片中“标记”了你，该技术会自动搜索你的面孔并在他（她）的其他照片中找到你的面孔。

The sudden implementation of the feature, without warning, has sparked concerns among privacy campaigners.
这一性能未经警示突然启用，引起了注重隐私的活动家们的忧虑。

Daniel Hamilton, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: 'Facebook users will rightly be alarmed to hear that their private information will be used in this way.
隐私活动组织“Big Brother Watch”的经理丹尼尔汉密尔顿说：“Facebook用户的个人隐私将会通过此方式被盗用，他们必将会对此感到警戒。”