Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System from Smart Glasses App After Wired Report
littlexsparkee
12 points
3 comments
June 08, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
cyanydeez
probably meant for their ICE contract from the prior news of ICE "designing" their body camera glasses.
ChrisArchitect
Related: Meta's smart glasses app ships a complete, dormant face-recognition pipeline https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403588
m463
"One memo reportedly described releasing it during a “dynamic political environment,” when privacy and civil liberties advocates would be distracted." sigh.