Civil rights groups press Meta to drop facial recognition in smart glasses

More than 70 civil rights groups formed a coalition and urged Meta to abandon facial recognition in its smart glasses, warning it would enable stalkers and other bad actors and cannot be fixed with design changes; they want disclosures about misuse and discussions with federal agencies; the feature, nicknamed “Name Tag,” would identify people in the wearer's field of view and fetch information from linked accounts, with two versions restricting identification to Meta-connected users or public Instagram accounts. Meta says it would proceed thoughtfully and has previously paused facial recognition efforts amid backlash.