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.
  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I hope the company, Vending Services, lose more from the PR blowback than whatever they gained by incorporating this BS into their machines. One university is a start, where else does this company operate?