WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today wrote to Chairman and CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg demanding transparency on the company's plans to integrate facial recognition into its smart glasses. Although facial recognition may offer real benefits for blind and visually impaired users, Meta's history of failing to protect user privacy raises serious questions about its plan to deploy this technology in its smart glasses. Smart glasses - often indistinguishable from regular glasses - are designed to be worn throughout the day as its user passe...