Meta Patents Facial Recognition Glasses That Auto-Record People

Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

Meta has filed a patent for a 'memory recall' system in its Ray-Ban smart glasses that uses facial recognition to automatically record people and later present highlights. This comes amid criticism of the glasses being used for surreptitious recording, despite a capture LED meant to indicate recording. Meta has previously taken steps to disable the camera if the LED is covered, but a future version may record without the indicator. The patent includes examples like generating highlights of a dinner party without asking for consent. While a patent doesn't guarantee the feature's release, Meta's consideration of it raises privacy concerns, especially after it was caught sending sensitive recordings to workers for training.