Metaverse raises ‘scary’ question on surveillance of users, ex-Google exec says

Fox is set to premiere a singing competition show next week called “Alter Ego” in which contestants perform not as themselves but as digitally rendered avatars. The launch follows a summer of hype for the metaverse, an immersive online experience across tech platforms that Mark Zuckerberg told the Verge in July is Facebook’s (FB) “overarching goal.” […]