Google has announced plans to introduce a mobile application that would allow users to snap pictures of people’s faces in order to access their personal information.

In order to be identified by the software, people would have to check a box agreeing to give Google permission to access their pictures and profile information.

Google has had the technical capabilities to implement this type of search engine for years, but has delayed its release due to concerns about how privacy advocates might receive the product.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/03/31/google.face/index.html?hpt=C2