Meta Hid Face Recognition on 50 Million Phones

Meta Hid Face Recognition on 50 Million Phones

From Techlore on Odysee by Techlore

June 12, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

This episode discusses Meta's hidden facial recognition code, Microsoft malware incidents, and various tech-related news.

Meta quietly embedded unreleased facial-recognition code, internally called "nametag" onto more than 50 million phones through its Meta AI app, then deleted it the day after Wired exposed it. This week I also get into Microsoft repos weaponized a second time to push credential-stealing malware to AI users, the UK's ultimatum to scan every device (and Signal's response), the FCC's push to kill burner phones...plus the usual breaches, threats, and a stacked week of FOSS+ updates. 🗺️ The open-source answer to Google Timeline is finally here! Replay every route and light up every city you've visited on a map nobody else owns; self-host Dawarich free or grab the hosted version at https://dawarich.app/techlore/ with code TECHLORE for 20% off your first year. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • Sources, Podcast & Shownotes: https://techlore.tech/meta-hid-face-recognition-code-on-50m-phones-the-uks-device-scanning-ultimatum-a-burner-phone-ban/ 🔎 RELATED VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGliQhv1QCU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd5_5hXa8Zc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i5KH0l895o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj5QL1-jJLg 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE • Become a…

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Host: Techlore

Topics covered

  • facial recognition
  • malware
  • device scanning
  • burner phones
  • open-source tools

Keywords

  • Meta
  • facial recognition
  • malware
  • burner phones
  • open-source

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Organizations: Meta, Microsoft, Signal, FCC

Products: Meta AI app, Dawarich

Places: UK

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