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Harvard students used Meta Ray-Bans to do facial recognition. Meta execs once thought this was a good idea.

AnhPhu Nguyen demonstrates his Meta Ray-Ban glasses he rigged to do facial recognition.Courtesy of AnhPhu NguyenHarvard students rigged their Meta Ray-Bans to do facial recognition, 404 Media reports.Meta's smart glasses can't do this by default, but in 2021, executives considered the idea.Andrew Bosworth, now Meta's CTO, suggested it could help remember someone's name at a party.The idea of smart glasses that can dox people in real time — long a futuristic concept — is getting closer to reality.404 Media reported on two Harvard students who hacked Meta Ray-Ban glasses to do just this.

 

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