SMRTR TechJun 4, 2026Wired

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

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Meta secretly embedded face-recognition code, internally called "NameTag," into its AI app — downloaded over 50 million times — while publicly claiming the feature was still being "thought through." Though not yet active, the technology can identify people through smart glasses cameras, raising serious privacy concerns from advocates who warn it enables mass public surveillance.

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