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Meta Explains Hidden Glasses Face-Tag, Faces State Lawsuit

7/21/2026

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Meta executives first denied, then publicly described the hidden facial-recognition feature in their AI Glasses.
CTO Andrew Bosworth said NameTag records faceprints locally, encrypts them on the device, and avoids a central database.
Meta faces a consumer-harm lawsuit over recordings sent to human labelers and acknowledges NameTag may violate Illinois and Texas law.

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Story summary

Meta executives first denied, then publicly described the hidden facial-recognition feature in their AI Glasses.
CTO Andrew Bosworth said NameTag records faceprints locally, encrypts them on the device, and avoids a central database.
Meta faces a consumer-harm lawsuit over recordings sent to human labelers and acknowledges NameTag may violate Illinois and Texas law.