Facebook creates Moments, a service to "steal" the photos that we left.

The social network launches a facial recognition system to store and collect images between contacts quickly, easily and privately

Facebook creates Moments, a service to steal the photos that we left.

Digital photos have become a headache for many people. Its easy to take them has caused users of mobile devices, capable of providing good image qualities, taken many without thinking how they will organize. And Facebook happens that accumulate.

In order to improve the organization when it comes to sharing photos, Facebook has created a new service, Moments, that "gets" the images that the user contacts have taken. "The moments in our lives are captured by a new type of photographer: our friends," says Will Ruben, product manager, in a statement.

It is a standalone application (IOS and Android) that can synchronize images in which we appear and get in a private way we did not take photos. "When you go to a wedding, for example, there are many people who take lots of pictures throughout the day. We all want to quickly the photos where we appear, "he stresses. Therefore, all the friends have all the photos taken during an event without the risk of losing them. You will have a common space to house images.

In addition, Facebook Moments keep all those photos organized and even search as they are stored by title, location, date and time. To do this, the system uses facial recognition technology to group photos based on friends who are captured in photos. It is now available for the American market.