A photo shared on Reddit showed one of the vending machines with an error code suggesting it used facial-recognition tech.
  • The University of Waterloo is expected to remove smart vending machines from its campus.
  • A student discovered an error code that suggested the machines used facial-recognition technology.
  • Vending Services said the technology didn’t take or store customers’ photos.
  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Yes. I saw a video about Japanese vending machines and they talked about these cameras being used to help with targeted advertising, either by knowing the person or identifying their demographics and selling to that.