Facebook’s head of hardware on Thursday confirmed a report that the company is “looking at” incorporating facial recognition technology for its upcoming smart glasses devices, but only if people want that feature.
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth confirmed the report in a video posted to his Instagram account Thursday evening during a Q&A session with his followers.
Asked if “Facebook is considering offering facial recognition on its smart glasses products?,” Bosworth said, “We’re looking at it.”
“It’s really a debate we need to have with the public,” Bosworth added. “If people don’t want this technology, we don’t have to supply it. The product is going to be fine either way. There are some nice use cases out there, if it’s something people are comfortable with.”
The comments come after BuzzFeed on Thursday reported that the hardware executive said Facebook was weighing the legal implications of such a technology during an internal company meeting.