In the interview below, he describes it as a local, encrypted feature used to identify people you already know. Not, he says, as a feature that pulls data from a central database. Even so, there are discussions to be had about consent and whether it’s actually that awkward to ask, “Hey, where do I know you from again?” [Media: https://youtu.be/VmQl7TswfLM?t=346]

In the interview below, he describes it as a local, encrypted feature used to identify people you already know. Not, he says, as a feature that pulls data from a central database.…

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth pinky promises there will be no 'central database' of faces.