Canadian university vending machine error reveals use of facial recognition
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Snack dispenser at University of Waterloo shows facial recognition message on screen despite no prior indication

University vending machine error reveals use of secret facial recognition | A malfunctioning vending machine at a Canadian university has inadvertently revealed that a number of them have been usin…::Snack dispenser at University of Waterloo shows facial recognition message on screen despite no prior indication

  • Greg Clarke@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This seems like an over reaction by people who don’t understand the technology or associated risks. Focus on the implementation not the tech. There is no indication that the vending machine is inappropriatly storing or transmitting personally identifiable information or that its making decisions based on biased data.

      • Greg Clarke@lemmy.caEnglish
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        10 months ago

        There is no indication that the vending machine was collecting customer biometrics. In fact that would prevent it from being GDPR compliant.

          • Greg Clarke@lemmy.caEnglish
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            10 months ago

            That’s not true. They’re likely using a model that identifies some demographic attribute and associating that with a purchase. It’s 2024, this can all be done on the machine. The machine doesn’t need to store the individuals data etc. If the vending is storing enough data to identify individuals then it wouldn’t be GDPR compliant.

        • krashmo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          10 months ago

          It’s installed at a university. Seems like you could make a pretty fucking good guess on the demographics of customers just based on that fact.