Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

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Meta enlisted Rank One Computing, a defense contractor whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and ex-FBI science chief, to develop face recognition technology for its smart glasses. The arrangement, uncovered through regulatory filings, shows Meta drawing on Pentagon-connected expertise to build surveillance capabilities into its Ray-Ban glasses. Rank One has supplied facial recognition systems to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The partnership raises questions about how Meta's consumer hardware could incorporate tools built for government surveillance, blurring the line between commercial and state-level tracking technology.