5 outlets·5 reports
Meta pulled facial recognition code from its smart glasses app one day after WIRED found it, then denied the timing was related
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Meta has removed facial-recognition code from the app that runs on its smart-glasses platform. The pull occurred within a day of the code’s discovery, and Meta stated that the timing of the removal was not linked to the findings. The change was made quietly, with no new features released.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Wired·Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report
- TechMeme·Analysis: Meta removed code for an unreleased face-recognition system in the Meta AI app for its smart glasses, following a report on the code's existence (Wired)
- Engadget·Meta quietly removes face-recognition code from its smart glasses app
- Ars Technica·One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from its smart glasses
- The Next Web·Meta pulled facial recognition code from its smart glasses app one day after WIRED found it, then denied the timing was related
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