Reduced technology privacy seems to be another ripple effect of Trump 2.0. information Metal changed the adjustments to facial recognition, reported Wednesday. After considering the first version of its smart glasses, but finally mastering it, the company is now actively engaged in wearable devices that can identify nearby faces. Remember when “glass holes” are considered artificial PA?
according to informationMeta recently discussed adding software to its smart glasses, which scan the faces of bystanders and identify people by names. The company is also reportedly considering adding technology to future AI-powered headphones with built-in cameras.
Facial recognition technology will become part of a metafunction called “super sensing” internally. The feature will be built on the glasses' Live AI feature, which can only stay active for about half an hour (due to the battery). But in future devices, it is expected to run for several hours in 2026.
information It is unlikely that hyper-sensing mode is the default mode for glasses. The glasses boss will have to choose. However, nearby companies (those with face scans and naming) won’t.
Worse, bystanders may not even know that they are being scanned. During recording, the current ray-type metaglasses turn on the light during recording. This is a privacy-focused feature that may have emerged from Google Glass' social rebound in Big Tech courses.
But Yuan is reportedly questioning whether future glasses should activate light when they are “super sensing.” oh oh.
It sounds cool to wear a pair of glasses that give you AI-powered superhuman memory. No need to remember things – let AI scan your environment and remind you! But this technique doesn't sound that interesting when you think of the poor souls that are close to one of them.
In addition to reviving facial recognition, Meta has also updated its privacy policy. In April, the company changed its terms so that its current smart glasses will activate AI by default. The only way to opt out is to disable the “Hey Me!” trigger phrase. Plus entertainment is a change that no longer allows glasses owners to choose to allow companies to store and train their voice recordings.
information From Trump’s re-election to Meta drawing a line in morally dubious changes. The current Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not keen on regulations that slow down profits from large businesses. Last month, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak promised a “flexible, risk-based approach to privacy enforcement.” The agency also stopped using tags like “surveillance advertising.”
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