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Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students (arstechnica.com)
submitted 8 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales.

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 179 points 8 months ago (10 children)

Why the hell does a vending machine need a facial recognition camera to "activate the purchasing interface"?

There should just be a set of buttons to select what you want and a window so you can see what items are available.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 13 points 8 months ago

Because people are dumb. If the machine knows when someone is looking at it, it can stop doing whatever it does to try and get your attention, and put itself in “sales mode”.

Still, you’re right. It seems like an overly complicated and expensive solution. Old-fashioned vending machines did the job just fine.

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