Meta quietly adds facial recognition ‘NameTag’ to smart glasses, raising privacy concerns
Meta quietly adds facial recognition ‘NameTag’ to smart glasses, raising privacy concerns
Publish Date: 2026-06-06 02:43:00
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Meta quietly adds facial recognition ‘NameTag’ to smart glasses, raising privacy concerns
Meta is once again in the spotlight as the tech giant has reportedly been installing facial recognition software in its smart glasses, including Oakley and Ray-Ban smart glasses for the last few months.
According to an analysis conducted by The Wired, Meta has quietly integrated code for face recognition, named NameTag, into its Meta AI companion app which is required to use Meta glasses.
Through this feature, people wearing these glasses can easily identify other people in the surroundings captured by the glasses’ cameras.
How this NameTag feature works
The NameTag system consists of important components, including three AI models designed for detecting, cropping and encoding faces into biometric faceprints.
Meta quietly adds facial recognition ‘NameTag’ to smart glasses, raising privacy concerns
Once activated, it converts every face the glasses see into a biometric signature and checks it against a database on the phone, one built to receive updates from Meta’s servers.
Although the feature is not yet active for users,the code embedded in the NameTag has been distributed through updates to millions of phones.
Previously, Meta stated that it would take a “thoughtful approach” when it comes to rolling out the feature…
