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.

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.

It’s no secret Meta has been exploring facial recognition technology for its platforms, like Facebook. It’s even cost the company millions in settlements.  But a new Wired report details how Meta ...

An investigative report reveals that Meta licensed face recognition from Rank One, a Pentagon contractor, and built a system ...

A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used ...

Code for a facial recognition feature that can run on Meta smart glasses is buried in the company's Meta AI app, according to a new report from Wired. While not currently enabled, accessible to ...

Digital ID, facial recognition: Liveness tech explainedA globally proven solution to detect document fraud and deep fakes, the application possibilities for liveness technologies are immense. By ...

A new mobile phone-based facial recognition application for dogs has the potential to significantly improve rabies vaccination efforts in endemic areas like Africa and Asia, according to a new study.

Naver has launched Smartpass, a airport checkpoint system integrated with Naver Pay’s facial authentication service Facesign, ...

Last week, in a humanities class at a highly selective university in the Northeast, a student played The New York Times’ Spelling Bee game on a phone, according to another student who sat within view.