Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’

WIRED reported that Meta’s NameTag face-recognition code was already present in the Meta AI app for Ray-Ban smart glasses before Meta removed it.

Meta executives disputed whether the feature even “existed,” but later comments from CTO Andrew Bosworth described how it would work.

Meta says NameTag is not available to consumers, yet the episode raises transparency and privacy concerns around face recognition on smart glasses.

The controversy centers on whether a powerful identification tool was quietly built into a widely used device before public disclosure.