Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report
Wired AI Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron June 8, 2026
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# Meta Removes Face Recognition From Smart Glasses App Meta quietly deleted facial recognition technology from the app that powers its smart glasses, following a report by WIRED highlighting the feature. The company hasn't explained why it removed the code or whether it plans to bring it back, leaving questions about privacy and future capabilities unresolved.
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.
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