Meta removed facial recognition code from its smart glasses app due to public concern and researcher reports.

Last week, researchers identified code in Meta AI's smart glasses app that could convert faces into unique biometric signatures to identify strangers in public. Just as quietly as they embedded this code, the app’s 6/5 update appears to have quietly removed them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/victory-meta-strips-facial-recognition-code-smart-glasses-app-after-public-outcry

Analysis: Meta removed code for an unreleased face-recognition system in the Meta AI app for its smart glasses, following a report on the code's existence (Wired) https://www.wired.com/story/meta-removes-face-recognition-code-meta-ai-app-smart-glasses/ http://www.techmeme.com/260608/p39#a260608p39