Overview

• Meta is reportedly working on a facial recognition feature, internally called 'super sensing,' for its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses.
• The feature would allow wearers to identify nearby individuals by name, but bystanders would have no way to opt out of being scanned.
• Meta is considering disabling the LED indicator light, which currently signals camera use, for the facial recognition mode.
• The company recently updated its privacy policies, making AI features and voice data collection active by default without an opt-out option.
• A 2024 Harvard demonstration highlighted risks of wearable facial recognition, showing how such technology could be weaponized for real-time identification.