Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses: facial recognition relies on experts from the CIA and FBI

At the beginning of the year, the New York Times revealed that Meta was secretly developing a facial recognition feature for its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, the kind of option that's a nightmare for privacy. More recently, Wired revealed that Meta was working closely with a company linked to the US defense industry on this feature. Rank One Computing, the partner under scrutiny: Specializing in long-range facial recognition, Rank One Computing employs former CIA and FBI agents, and the majority of its revenue is generated by its government contracts, particularly with the Pentagon, in the defense sector. Meta's response: caution and transparency promised. But don't panic, Meta recently responded in a statement: "What we have been saying for many months remains true and unchanged: we are exploring these types of features because users regularly express their interest." Nothing has been rolled out to the public and no final decision has been made regarding the next steps, if indeed there are any. If we decide to launch something, we will take a thoughtful approach and act with complete transparency. The long list of concerns surrounding smart glasses is therefore only growing longer. As they say, "Don't worry, it'll be fine."