A coalition of over 70 civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ+ organizations, including the ACLU, Fight for the Future, Access Now, and more, has sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding that the company kill a rumored facial recognition feature for its Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses before it ever reaches consumers.
According to a Wired report, the feature, internally called “Name Tag”, would allow wearers to point their glasses at a stranger and pull up information about them using Meta’s AI assistant. Engineers are reportedly weighing two versions: one that identifies people you’re already connected with on Meta platforms, and a broader version that could recognize anyone with a public Facebook or Instagram account.
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