Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
2026-06-05T08:52:13Z•e9043ac28001a1d74b0704281bcfdc0985561c2a81fdba30f9958fd6605cbcf2
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What happened
A WIRED security roundup highlights multiple high-impact privacy and cybersecurity developments: Meta embedded unreleased face‑recognition code into its smart‑glasses platform that can identify people using biometric data stored on users’ phones; a new FROST browser side‑channel can infer SSD activity via JavaScript enabling novel cross‑site surveillance; TeamPCP is conducting large‑scale supply‑chain attacks (including GitHub compromises); and Google published a live exploit for an unpatched flaw. Other stories include Android’s new caller‑verification anti‑scam feature, widespread hotel‑data
Why it matters
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- wired_security
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- 2026-06-05T08:52:13Z
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- Yes
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