… Crockford notes that the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week unanimously passed a consumer privacy bill that, if enacted as written, would impose strong enforcement provisions, and urged other states to follow, especially with a private right of action that lets aggrieved users sue. “S…
… No part of NameTag is currently running or sending biometric data to Meta's servers today, according to a security researcher who reviewed the code Wired found , but past versions of the Meta AI app have included interface elements for the feature, like a "Connections" menu that suggests users "rem… …
… Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones WIRED Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Emma Roth Comments Loading comments Getting the conversation ready... …
… Meta didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment for this story. The company has undergone three previous large rounds of layoffs since 2022, including as part of Meta’s one-time “year of efficiency” drive in 2023. …
… After triggering NameTag with Foucault’s image, the app produced a notification: “Person recognized.” “The main components of a face-recognition feature are already in Meta's companion app,” Buchodi says. “Not many pieces stand between this and a working feature.” In April, more than 70 advocacy gr… …
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… The company is working to find additional projects for those impacted, according to internal conversations viewed by WIRED. Mercor contractors were not told exactly why their Meta projects were being paused. …
… And it changes every week … and it doesn’t know what day of the week it is.” In an internal memo on Friday seen by WIRED, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that recent organizational changes had caused distress across Meta. “Given the complexity of these changes, we’ve made mistakes and will al… …
… Though the feature isn't yet turned on for consumers, it's sitting in the Meta AI smartphone app. Wired reports that Meta quietly added the facial-recognition components as early as January over multiple updates to its Meta AI companion app -- which has been downloaded more than 50 million times. …
… Some sources tell WIRED that, absent more information from Meta about its Instagram chat decision, the only conclusion they can come to is that the company's commitment to implementing end-to-end encryption by default across its chat platforms was always a ploy to improve its public image and mend … …