The Digester

Meta and Ray-Ban will add Name Tag, a facial recognition feature for their smart glasses, prompting warnings from privacy groups about stealth surveillance, potential law enforcement access to biometric data, and questions about timing disclosed in an internal memo.

Name Tag is a facial recognition feature that identifies people seen through Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
A New York Times–reported internal memo said Meta planned the feature rollout during a 'dynamic political environment' when some civil society groups might be distracted.
Privacy advocates warn the combination of a low-profile front-facing camera and ID capabilities could enable stealth surveillance and stalking.
Biometric and location data collected by the glasses could be subject to subpoenas or government access, raising law enforcement and immigration enforcement concerns.
Visibility of the product has increased after a Customs and Border Protection agent was photographed wearing Meta glasses and given Meta's past data-handling controversies.

Meta adds facial recognition to Ray-Ban smart glasses, sparking privacy concerns

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