More like they obfuscated the code to the point where it's not user-facing, but deeply embedded. Likely will be reactivated in the future.

Oh yeah, but how long until it "accidentally" gets "re-added" with a "software update"?

*Meta CLAIMS TO HAVE stripped facial recognition code...

Everyone who thinks this is permanent give me a dollar.

No way in hell is lizard zuck going to give up on getting all thay free personal data.

I don't know that we can call this a victory. It's just a delay. The program wasn't even active yet. They're just pulling it the code and will just as it back in when it's "ready".

A victory would be Meta stating definitively that they'll never implement any sort of centralized facial recognition technology. And even that probably barely qualifies coming from a company that has repeatedly engaged in downright malicious surveillance.

Remember, folks... buy your sunglasses from safety stores - not tech bros.

For now. Eventually it's going to be repackaged and reimplemented.

Why are we OK with smart glasses in the first place???

"In fascist America, glasses watch you!"

If I see anyone wearing these in public I'm still going to "accidentally" knock them onto the ground and break them.

Uh huh