Wired

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

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 ...
Memeburn

Meta Embeds Face Recognition Code in Smart Glasses App

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 ...
Android Authority

Meta’s smart glasses face-recognition plans may be further along than you realize

Meta has reportedly embedded unreleased face-recognition code for its smart glasses inside the Meta AI app. The feature, internally called NameTag, does not appear to be enabled yet. Meta says it is ...
Wired

Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report

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. The most recent version of Meta ...
Memeburn

Meta’s Smart Glasses Face-Recognition Code Raises Alarm

Meta smart glasses are back in the privacy spotlight after a WIRED investigation found dormant face-recognition code inside the Meta AI app. The feature, called NameTag, could identify people seen ...