Internal memo: ICE bars its employees from wearing Meta's AI glasses, saying they "could unintentionally capture, record, or transmit sensitive information" (New York Times)

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has banned its employees from wearing Meta's AI-powered glasses, citing concerns that they could inadvertently capture, record, or transmit sensitive information. This move joins a growing number of workplaces and groups that have prohibited the use of Meta's devices due to privacy concerns.

Meta's glasses are equipped with cameras and use facial recognition, expression analysis, and information about the wearer's relationships to identify people and decide which moments to capture. According to a patent filing, the system can look for "points of interest" within the wearer's field of view and analyze facial expressions to determine what to record.

The patent filing, reported by 404 Media and covered by Tom's Guide, describes a system that could automatically generate highlights of events, such as a dinner party, and ask the wearer if they want to see them. The glasses could potentially identify and focus on specific individuals, cropping out or blurring others in the background.

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