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VICTORY: Meta Strips Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App After Public Outcry

Electronic Frontier Foundation · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

VICTORY: Meta Strips Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App After Public Outcry  Electronic Frontier Foundation

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