MacOS – How has OS X’s Photos app determined people’s names under the ‘Faces’ album

#face recognitionmacosphotos.app

It has determined a number of faces (as you would expect from any facial recognition software) but it has also figured out the names, despite me never having entered any

Best Answer

It has access to the face data in your contacts, such as from syncing with Facebook. So, it's found similarities to those pictures.