I'm sure you've already heard of one of Facebook's newest features, face-recognition. But if you haven't yet, other than being basically what its name entails, face-recognition, in Facebook heavy terms, is a suggestion software used to suggest people's names to tag in pictures-- without the person's consent and permission.
Although you do receive a notification after you get tagged, the program still tags photos of you automatically; which means you have no control over it appearing on your profile; and, your other friends might see the picture first before you even have the chance to for yourself.
If you're worried about getting automatically tagged in any photos of you in embarrassing and compromising poses, don't fret. You can still "protect your face" and disable these tag suggestions! Here's how:
and you're welcome! 
Info-graph courtesy of ZoneAlarm
