The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

Código encontrado na aplicação Meta AI aponta para uma funcionalidade capaz de identificar pessoas vistas através dos óculos inteligentes.

Meta's 'NameTag' feature, if turned on, will enable its Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses store and match faceprints.

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The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

Mostly just mad they got caught.

Surveillance concerns surface after a WIRED investigation finds code related to a facial recognition system tied to Meta's smart glasses

As smart glasses become more capable, concerns about face recognition, covert recording, and biometric surveillance are growing.

Meta removed NameTag facial recognition code from its AI app after WIRED found biometric software on 50 million phones that Meta said "does not exist."

Meta won't say why or whether it's coming back.

La supresión del código correspondiente a ‘NameTag’ incluyó no solo el software de reconocimiento facial, sino también todos los componentes que permitían su ejecución

Meta heeft vrijdag gezichtsherkenningscode uit de Meta AI-app gehaald, kort nadat techsite Wired erover publiceerde. De app hoort bij de slimme brillen van Meta en laat gebruikers…

Meta ha rimosso dal proprio software per smart glasses il sistema di riconoscimento facciale NameTag appena un giorno dopo un'inchiesta che ne aveva rivelato la presenza. Restano…