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

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.

Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that Meta was developing software for its smart glasses to identify people, ...

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

A report suggests ties between Meta's facial recognition technology and a company that sells surveillance tools to military ...

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

Meta has reportedly removed facial-recognition code from its smart glasses companion app, shelving a controversial feature that could have identified people using biometric face prints ...

A view of a cellphone with which Colombia's presidential candidate Paloma Valencia, of the Centro Democratico party, takes a selfie during a campaign rally in Villavicencio, Meta department, Colombia ...

Meta has been quietly embedding facial recognition code in its smart glasses companion app since January 2026. The system, called NameTag, uses three AI models to identify people and is already on ...

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. Code ...