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.

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.

Meta secretly shipped facial recognition code in Ray-Ban smart glasses app, then deleted it within 24 hours after WIRED exposed the surveillance system.

The 'disappearing into the bushes like Homer Simpson' strategy is a bold choice.

Meta was previously reported to be exploring facial recognition for its smart glasses.

Meta may not have launched facial recognition on its smart glasses yet, but a new report suggests the company has already laid much of the groundwork behind the scenes. According to an investigation ...