Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report
Meta has removed unreleased face-recognition software from its Meta AI app following a report by WIRED. The company had integrated the 'NameTag' system into the app without public activation, raising privacy concerns.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions between tech companies, user privacy, and the development of biometric surveillance tools.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story One day after WIRED revealed that Meta had quietly embedded an unreleased face-recognition system into an app installed on more than 50 million phones, the company removed it, according to a WIRED analysis of the latest version’s code.
The article focuses on corporate accountability and privacy risks, which is a common framing in tech journalism regarding big tech.
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