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.

  • Desistance@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    A solution in search of a problem. They didn’t need that tech for a payment interface.

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      9 months ago

      No, but they need it to dynamically adjust pricing based on customer demographics.

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        9 months ago

        Do they actually dynamically adjust pricing? Or is thst just fear mongering over technology?