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The worst part of all is that no one would think of the fact that a vending machine is performing facial recognition techniques, because in general it is assumed that a vending machine is a mechanical device, as it has been in the past. There is not any user benefit in that.
I researched the manufacuter and in their brochure (see page 6) of a similar vending machine it is revealed what data can be processed:
Among the worst data sets are:
Bonus: on page 7 of the product brochure they introduce an app which allows the customer to make purchases directly from their smatphone, with features like
"What do customers get?"
Finally! I always thought that payment is not fun enough. What a time to be alive.
Well this absolutely wouldn't fly in the EU with GDPR
Can you lot in the states do something about your weird corpocracy, it's looking a bit dystopian
No. But also, this is Ontario, well-known for being outside US jurisdiction.