Camera glasses: How Meta envisions facial recognition Meta is considering facial recognition for its smart glasses. Tech chief Andrew Bosworth gives a first glimpse of how such a function could be implemented. For months, there have been reports that Meta is planning some form of facial recognition for its smart glasses. In the companion app, inactive program code for a corresponding function called “NameTag” was already discovered, which Meta subsequently removed. The company stated that no final decision had yet been made regarding the introduction or specific design of facial recognition. In an interview with journalist Nicholas Thompson, Meta's tech chief Andrew Bosworth explains for the first time how NameTag could work. The function is not intended to identify random strangers, but rather to save the face and name of a person the glasses wearer has met, if desired. During a later encounter, the AI glasses could recognize the face and remind the wearer of the person's name and the circumstances of their meeting. The facial data would be stored locally on the glasses, eliminating the need for a central facial database. At the same time, Bosworth admits in the interview (YouTube) that this form of facial recognition also remains controversial. He left open how affected individuals could object to their face being stored or whether faces could be stored on the glasses without their knowledge. A difficult balancing act One user group that NameTag could greatly help in everyday life are visually impaired or blind people, as well as individuals with prosopagnosia, a neurological disorder where affected individuals have difficulty or are unable to recognize even familiar faces. Meta is currently heavily promoting the contribution of its camera glasses to accessibility, likely also to increase societal acceptance of the controversial technology. Bosworth also frames the discussion about facial recognition