Over 70 civil society organisations call on Meta to halt facial recognition smart glasses rollout

More than 70 organisations, including ACLU, EFF and EPIC, have written to Meta calling on it to immediately halt plans to deploy facial recognition via its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The letter specifically requests disclosure of any discussions with law enforcement agencies about access to the technology, citing Meta’s internal memo framing the launch as strategically timed to exploit civil society’s focus on other concerns.