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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Meta’s plans for AI facial recognition smart glasses ‘threatens safety of all women and girls’

Women and girls could be put at risk of harassment, stalking, and abuse if Meta presses ahead with plans to add AI facial recognition features to its smart glasses, leading charities have warned.

Experts said the technology, which would allow wearers to identify people and find out information about them using the platform’s AI tool, could pose a “direct and serious” risk to survivors by placing them “in harm's way” and enabling abusers to locate and track them.

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