A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology - eviltoast
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.
  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    “It does not engage in storage, communication, or transmission of any imagery or personally identifiable information,”…

    The linked article includes this statement from Invenda, the manufacturer of the machines. Still have to rely on their truthfulness but they do address that specific point.