April 21, 2026

EIE Calls on Meta to Halt the Addition of Facial Recognition on Smart Glasses
 

WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is urging Meta not to move forward with plans to enable facial recognition on its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, citing concerns over children’s privacy and predators.

The ACLU and 75 other organizations have also called on Meta to ban facial recognition. U.S. Senators Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, and Ron Wyden sent a letter to Meta to inquire how the company will protect children’s privacy and safety.

"It’s rare that I stand in agreement with the ACLU, but I do so in calling on Meta to dump their Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses before they ever get off the launch pad. The glasses, which enable real-time facial recognition, are basically 'eye wear/spy wear' and need to be scrapped immediately. This is just wrong on so many levels, Enough Is Enough^®!” said Donna Rice Hughes, President and CEO, Enough Is Enough^®.

“Despite that Meta says children under 13 aren’t permitted to use their wearable products, there are risks to children. Teens and children would likely be the subjects, or victims, of this technology rather than its users. It’s easy to see how these glasses could be weaponized against children and teens by adults or even older teens.

“Parents should be extremely concerned about the possible addition of facial recognition to Meta’s smart glasses, as predators wearing these glasses could film their children, and easily learn a child’s name, school, or parents’ names simply by looking at them. Inevitably, these glasses will violate children’s privacy and put them at risk.

“Meta does not have a track record of prioritizing child safety, as recent legal verdicts against the company demonstrate. Once again, we call on Meta to prioritize safety over profit and act in the interest of children,” Hughes said.