Meta keeps working to add facial recognition to its platforms and AI-powered smart glasses — and it keeps facing massive pushback.
A recent story in WIRED confirmed that a phone app for Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses included an unreleased feature called NameTag that could biometrically identify anyone in view of the glasses without their consent.
Tech expert Omar Gallaga says Meta has removed the software, which also sparked concern over a connection to a defense contractor.
Highlights from this segment:
– A WIRED investigation found the NameTag feature, which had not yet been deployed by Meta, in the Meta AI app that’s used to configure its smart glasses.
– Journalists also discovered a software license in the app for a tool from Rank One Computing, a company that provides facial recognition software to the military and law enforcement. Meta would not comment on their relationship to Rank One.
– Meta has attempted to include facial recognition and tagging software on its social platforms in the past, which led to pushback rom civil liberties advocates and users.
