- The University of Waterloo is expected to remove smart vending machines from its campus.
- A student discovered an error code that suggested the machines used facial-recognition technology.
- Vending Services said the technology didn’t take or store customers’ photos.
It might be advertisements. Some newer gas stations/grocery stores have ads playing on the refrigerated section and when it detects someone on front of the door it will go clear or show a picture of what’s behind the door.
It’s completely ridiculous but it’s where things are going now.
We desperately need a CALM Act, but for the visual medium. Ugh. Things have been out of hand for too long now.
I fully agree. We’re bombarded with enough distractions throughout the day. We don’t need more right in front of our faces while we’re trying to do chores.
Or even trying to relax on the beach
Yes. I saw a video about Japanese vending machines and they talked about these cameras being used to help with targeted advertising, either by knowing the person or identifying their demographics and selling to that.