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0rganism

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2. Yeah, we'll just pop that djinn right back in the bottle, problem solved permanently, cause for celebration, eh? Flex!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 02:40 PM

7 hrs ago

And forever after, every year on June 5, all the humans gathered to celebrate the complete removal of the clandestine app installed to 50 million phones, and rejoiced that never again would anyone have concern they might be secretly recognized and tracked by some evil tech oligarch's automated identification system.

Yeah, we good. Nothing to see here, please move along, don't hold up the line.

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Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report [View all] highplainsdem 8 hrs ago OP

THIS time they deleted it LearnedHand 7 hrs ago #1

Yeah, we'll just pop that djinn right back in the bottle, problem solved permanently, cause for celebration, eh? Flex! 0rganism 7 hrs ago #2

I will never buy Quanto Magnus 6 hrs ago #3

If they want us to believe this gesture is sincere, kill the smart glasses. Period. Zero reason they should be legal. Karasu 5 hrs ago #4

Oh, suuuurrre...for now! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #5

The app never made it to my phone. ananda 5 hrs ago #6

The unanswered question: Why did they do this deception? Grins 4 hrs ago #7