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Interstellar_1 @pawb.social

1y ago

A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

A student investigation at the University of Waterloo uncovered a system that scanned countless undergrads without consent.

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Didn't we do this already, last week, or is this another one like it?
- Same one. University of Waterloo.
It bothers me so much that they're claiming the machines to be GDPR-Compliant. If you wanted to have the screen activate when someone walks up, a light sensor alone would do the trick, not fucking facial scanning technology!!