Peter Nimmo on Nostr: When "#smart" vending machines- provided by the people who make #Mars Bars- went ...

When "#smart" vending machines- provided by the people who make #Mars Bars- went wrong on a #university campus in #Canada, #students figured out that the error message referred to facial recognition #software. They put bits of paper and chewing gum over the #cameras until administrators got rid of the machines.
Companies are happy to infringe on our #privacy if they can get away with it, making extra profit with no regard for the wider implications
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https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/facial-recognition-error-message-on-vending-machine-sparks-concern-at-university-of-waterloo-1.6779835