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Meta has been quietly embedding facial recognition code in its smart glasses companion app since January 2026. The system, called NameTag, uses three AI models to identify people and is already on ...

Meta is facing fresh privacy questions after a report revealed that its smart glasses companion app contains dormant facial recognition technology. The feature, reportedly called “NameTag,” isn’t ...

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. The most recent version of Meta ...

Code for a facial recognition feature that can run on Meta smart glasses is buried in the company's Meta AI app, according to a new report from Wired. While not currently enabled, accessible to ...

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. Code ...

If you are fortunate enough to have a ticket to an event at Madison Square Garden in New York – say, an NBA Finals game – one aspect of your visit will be having your face scanned by a facial ...

Meta has quietly added facial recognition tech for its smart glasses to its Meta AI app. A Wired investigation discovered that the code has been added to Meta's AI app over "multiple updates this year ...

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Meta stripped NameTag facial recognition code from its AI app one day after WIRED exposed it on 50 million phones. Meta says no decision has been made. Meta removed nearly all traces of an unreleased ...

It’s no secret Meta has been exploring facial recognition technology for its platforms, like Facebook. It’s even cost the company millions in settlements. But a new Wired report details how Meta ...