Meta Quietly Put Facial Recognition in Its Smart Glasses App. Then Someone Found It. (opens in new tab)

Covers VICTORY: Meta Strips Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App After Public Outcry

EFF researchers found dormant facial recognition code called NameTag already deployed inside Meta's smart glasses app on 50 million phones. Meta stripped it within 24 hours without explanation. Then it launched a $299 glasses line, its cheapest yet, as Snap, Samsung, and Google queue their own entries.

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