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Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones (opens in new tab)

Covers Meta's smart glasses companion app ships a complete, dormant face-recognition pipeline on a stock account.Covered by 45 sources including eff.org, Android AuthorityDiscussed on Hacker News, Hacker News, and r/gadgets

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