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Meta quietly removed facial-recognition code from its smart glasses app, WhatsApp says spyware maker NSO Group is still targeting its users, and the UK will review its NHS contract with Palantir
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-Wired uncovered the dormant tool that contained algorithms which would have converted photos of faces into biometric identifiers stored on-device and cross referenced with each new facial scan.
-Meta is once again asking a court to intervene in its long-running battle against spyware maker NSO Group.
-The UK government is reviewing its National Health Service partnership with US data firm Palantir to decide if it will end the contract early.
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