Meta's AI facial recognition smart glasses plan will put women at risk'

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"Women and girls could be put at risk of harassment, stalking, and abuse if Meta presses ahead with plans to add AI facial recognition features to its smart glasses, leading charities have warned. Experts said the technology, which would allow wearers to identify people and find out information about them using the platform's AI tool, could pose a direct and serious risk to survivors by placing them in harm's way and enabling abusers to locate and track them."

The Independent requests donations to fund on-the-ground reporting across reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech while keeping reporting free of paywalls so journalism remains accessible. Donations support sending reporters to speak to both sides and producing documentary work that highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights. Meta is reportedly considering adding AI facial recognition to its smart glasses, enabling wearers to identify people and access personal information without consent. Leading charities and experts warn the technology could place survivors at immediate risk by allowing abusers to locate and track them and could threaten the safety of women and girls in public.

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