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.

Facial recognition code found in Meta AI app for smart glasses

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Meta quietly added facial recognition code for smart glasses to its app, says it's just exploring

The company says it's not building a central face database.

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report

The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta ...

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.

Meta denied face scanning tech on AI smartglasses, and then silently wiped the evidence

Dormant face-recognition code reportedly appeared in Meta’s smart glasses app, then disappeared after scrutiny. That has put Meta’s AI eyewear plans back under the privacy spotlight.The Latest Tech ...