Meta's AI Glasses Get Worse, Password Managers Have Risks, iOS Privacy, and more!

Our top stories this week:

  • Meta wants to add facial recognition to their smart glasses
  • Several password managers were not immune from server compromise
  • New privacy features in iOS
  • Reminders that AI is still a privacy nightmare

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Updates from the Team

Site Changes

We made a few changes to our recommendations this week.

  • We removed Yattee (YouTube front end for iOS) because it appears to no longer work and has been removed from app stores.
  • Removed Dataveria from the list of data broker sites as it appears to be defunct
  • We also updated information about uBlock Origin Lite, the Bitlocker cmd workaround for Windows Home, the Firefox daily usage ping, and more behind-the-scenes work.
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Private Browsing

Our private browsing video is finally out! We explain the myth of "Incognito Mode," then go through each of the popular browsers and explain how they (don't) protect your privacy and finally recommend a few browsers that do! (It should be added to PeerTube soon!)

Smartphone Security Course: Intermediate

Our Smartphone Privacy & Security course's Intermediate videos are finally out to the public. Learn how to swap out the stock apps with more private alternatives - and in the case of Android, how to get apps more privately in general.

News

This week, Fria wrote about Google's upgrades to face unlock, Amazon's cancelled partnership with Flock, and Apple finally adding E2EE RCS in iOS 26.4 beta.

Google’s “Project Toscana” Will Upgrade Face Unlock
According to Android Authority, Google’s secret Project Toscana is upgrading the face unlock on future Pixels and even Chromebooks.
Privacy GuidesFria Reyes
Amazon Cancels Ring Partnership with Flock
Amazon has announced it has cancelled its previous plans to partner with Flock for its Community Requests feature.
Privacy GuidesFria Reyes
Apple Introduces End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging in the iOS 26.4 Beta
The long-awaited cross-platform end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iOS users has finally begun its testing phase in the recently released beta for iOS 26.4.
Privacy GuidesFria Reyes

Sources

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

Meta's already-problematic AI-powered Ray-Bans are now set to include facial recognition. It's worth noting that nothing has been set in stone yet. The New York Times article paints a picture of a company desperately trying to stand out from the competition and throwing out pretty much any idea they can think of, so it's unclear what final form this idea will take. It should be said though that Meta's internal memos did explicitly state that now is a perfect time to release a product like this, while civil rights groups who would normally oppose it are busy with everything else going on. The EFF has decided they are not too busy and put out a blog post about it.