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Meta Smart Glasses Facial Recognition Class Action

Meta · Meta smart glasses, the NameTag facial-recognition feature, and certain Meta AI models

A proposed class action filed in Illinois alleges that Meta used photographs publicly posted on Facebook and Instagram to train artificial intelligence that could support NameTag and other facial-recognition tools without adequately informing users. The case was filed this month and its current procedural stage beyond the filing is not specified.

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Case facts

Case status
New Filing
Company
Meta
Product or service
Meta smart glasses, the NameTag facial-recognition feature, and certain Meta AI models
Docket / case number
1:26-cv-10773

What the lawsuit alleges

A proposed class action filed in Illinois alleges that Meta used photographs publicly posted on Facebook and Instagram to train artificial intelligence that could support NameTag and other facial-recognition tools without adequately informing users. The case was filed this month and its current procedural stage beyond the filing is not specified.

These are allegations reported in the case materials and have not been proven in court.

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