Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses
2026-06-16T08:52:09Z•4374c65b5fdb59d3a93141801bc0d1835c22900e09fb45212276a0299e8a64f4
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What happened
A batch of WIRED security reports highlights rising risks from biometric surveillance, AI misuse, and actively exploited software flaws. Key items: Meta quietly embedded—and then removed—face‑recognition code tied to its smart‑glasses app while suppliers with government ties (Rank One) and legacy law‑enforcement systems continue to produce wrongful IDs and mass surveillance (ALPRs at World Cup venues). The feed also documents Grok-hosted sexualized deepfakes, xAI litigation over anonymity, an Oracle zero‑day being weaponized by the ShinyHunters ransomware gang, Microsoft’s unusually large June
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