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A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial recognition technology
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this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2024
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A university in Canada is expected to remove a series of vending machines from campus after a student discovered a sign they used facial recognition technology.
"The technology acts as a motion sensor that detects faces, so the machine knows when to activate the purchasing interface โ never taking or storing images of customers."
"The software conducts local processing of digital image maps derived from the USB optical sensor in real-time, without storing such data on permanent memory mediums or transmitting it over the Internet to the Cloud."
Representatives for the University of Waterloo, Invenda Group, Adaria Vending Services, and Mars did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment sent over the weekend ahead of publication.
Facial recognition technology on college campuses is an ongoing tension point for students and staff members, with examples popping up globally.
Tensions heightened in March 2020 when students at dozens of US universities protested facial recognition on college campuses, The Guardian reported.
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