Meta Is Planning to Bring Back Facial Recognition (lifehacker.com)

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Meta is weighing facial recognition for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, raising serious privacy concerns, but potentially offering accessibility benefits for the visually impaired.

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[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That's true, but tech companies seem to get special treatment. Example: Uber created an enormous fleet of illegal taxis. But it was through an app, so it was fine.

Edit: lol at the downvote

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