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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.

"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. 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.

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