Wired

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

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. Code ...

Meta is testing smart glass facial recognition tech that’s also used by police and military: Report

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

Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app

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 ...
CBS News

Florida man blames wrongful arrest on "error-prone" AI facial recognition

When police arrested Robert Dillon in 2023 for allegedly trying to "lure a child" away from a McDonald's in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, he told them he was more than 300 miles away at the time of the ...
Politico

Wrongful arrest suit sparks fresh scrutiny of police facial recognition

Despite improvements in facial recognition software, police across the country are continuing to make wrongful arrests from the technology as lawmakers lag behind on setting safeguards. The American ...
Android Police

I downloaded 5 Android web browsers to escape AI, and one earned its place on my toolbar

Tom has been covering technology since 2019, having worked as part of the phones team at TechRadar and then as an editor at What to Watch. Since 2025 he’s been a freelance contributor for many more ...
Reason

ACLU Sues After Facial Recognition Falsely Identifies Florida Man as a Child Abductor

Police arrested a man in Florida for attempted child abduction in a town he had never visited, and the only evidence linking him to the crime was an AI facial recognition hit. Represented by the ...
The Guardian

Florida lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest after AI facial recognition error

Robert Dillon was arrested at home in Florida despite living 300 miles away from where a crime was committed Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Florida man is suing several law ...
Digital Trends

Meta accused of preparing facial recognition features for AI smart glasses

Meta is facing renewed scrutiny after a report revealed that the company quietly embedded face-recognition technology into software linked to its smart glasses ecosystem, potentially laying the ...

Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

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

DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List

The seal is seen on a podium at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington, before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Military.com has learned that the ...