Facebook is developing technology that plays with our emotions

Well, we're not sure we feel right about this.

According to The Sun, Facebook is looking into developing new technology which will watch people through their camera, and analyse their facial expressions to see if they're happy, sad, angry, etc.

A software company, CBI Insight, first copped onto the development after it discovered FB applied for the patent, which would allow them to capture pictures of us through our phones as we browse the Internet.

Feeling a bit violated? Us too.

Apparently, the designs for the patent dates back to 2015 and it includes illustrations of people on their phone, with the camera taking pictures and detecting "emotion characteristics."

We get why they're doing it.

If we scroll through Facebook and see something of interest, our expression lightens up (or else, y'know… stays the exact same because hello resting bitch face) therefore, FB will know that you liked the content and will know for future what type of content you enjoy.

However, Cosmo ensures that not all patents make it to the end product, and currently there's no confirmation that FB has the go-ahead with this one.