biometrics

Meta executives give conflicting accounts of NameTag face recognition system

In June, Meta dismissed reports about its facial recognition system as sensational and declared the feature "does not exist." Five weeks later, its chief technology officer openly described the same system by name, explained how it works, and called it…

Meta patents wearable that tracks emotions all day

Meta has filed a patent for an AI-powered wearable device that would continuously record a user's voice, surroundings, and daily habits to monitor their emotional state over time — a system critics say amounts to ambient emotional surveillance dressed up…

Meta tested facial recognition with Pentagon supplier for smart glasses

Meta quietly worked with Rank One Computing, a Denver-based facial recognition firm that supplies the Pentagon, to prototype face-recognition technology for its smart glasses, according to reporting by Wired. The company's board includes a former CIA deputy director and a…

Meta scrubs facial recognition code from smart glasses app after WIRED expose

Meta has quietly removed facial recognition code from its AI companion app for Ray-Ban smart glasses after an investigation by WIRED exposed the feature's existence, raising fresh questions about the company's surveillance ambitions and its willingness to deploy biometric tools…