Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

Wired Found Code For An Unreleased Facial Recognition Feature In Meta's AI App

Meta was previously reported to be exploring facial recognition for its smart glasses.
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Meta Removes Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App Following Privacy Backlash

For a brief moment, the future of wearable technology appeared headed toward one of the most controversial developments in ...
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Meta shipped face recognition code to millions, then deleted it after exposure

Meta secretly shipped facial recognition code in Ray-Ban smart glasses app, then deleted it within 24 hours after WIRED ...

Facial recognition code found in Meta AI app for smart glasses

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Meta Smart Glasses Facial Recognition Code Is Already on Millions of Phones, Wired Finds

A view of a cellphone with which Colombia's presidential candidate Paloma Valencia, of the Centro Democratico party, takes a selfie during a campaign rally in Villavicencio, Meta department, Colombia ...