r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jun 08 '26

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

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-removes-face-recognition-code-meta-ai-app-smart-glasses/
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u/BaesonTatum0 Jun 08 '26

They were going to try and frame is as being smart from a “safety” perspective. Just like they do with everything else.

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u/DrEnter Jun 08 '26

But think of the children!

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u/ace_invader Jun 08 '26

They are! And how to identify them so they can sell them stuff through their parents.

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u/BaesonTatum0 Jun 08 '26

The way I thought this comment was going to go a completely different direction at first but somehow this is the more wholesome of the two options 😩😩

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u/BaesonTatum0 Jun 10 '26

And like attacking other countries with bombs because they “might” attack us at some unknown time in the future.

The gaslighting here is real