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Meta’s smart glasses companion app was downloaded more than 50 million times before anyone revealed that it already had three AI models capable of facial recognition, biometric fingerprinting and ‘authorized person’ notification.

Meta's smart glasses companion app was downloaded more than 50 million times before anyone disclosed that it already contained three AI models capable of detecting a face, generating a biometric fingerprint, and firing a notification that read 'Person Recognized'

On 4 June 2026, a security analyst named Bucciodi published a technical analysis of Stella, Meta’s companion app for Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. Examining Android build version 273.0.0.21, the researcher found what they described as a complete, passive face recognition pipeline: three on-device AI models, a biometric database scheme, a dimensioned vector similarity index …

Akshay Raju (left) and what he says is an AI-generated model he and others are inspired by.

New Zealand clothing brand Huffer is facing growing scrutiny over allegations it used artificial intelligence to create campaign images of former models without their knowledge or consent. Controversy was sparked by Auckland model Elijah Timmins-Scanlon, who posted a video on social media accusing the brand of using AI-generated figures. Kiwi model says streetwear label will …