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A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial recognition technology (www.businessinsider.com)
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A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial recognition technology::A photo shared on Reddit showed one of the vending machines with an error code suggesting it used facial recognition tech.

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[–] ohto@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They need to recognize a face because they explicitly state in their FAQ they are estimating purchasers’ age and sex. This isn’t just adjusting lighting. I would not be so quick to say there is nothing problematic here. I’m highly skeptical.

[–] Cringe2793@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

And yet, you're quick to jump to the conclusion that there is something problematic? I don't really see anything wrong with this. It's not personal information. It's demographics.