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University vending machine error reveals use of secret facial recognition | A malfunctioning vending machine at a Canadian university has inadvertently revealed that a number of them have been using facial recognition technology in secret
Snack dispenser at University of Waterloo shows facial recognition message on screen despite no prior indication
Photograph: Colton Wiens/CTV KitchenerInvenda, the company that produces the machines, advertises its use of “demographic detection software”, which it says can determine gender and age of customers. In April, the national retailer Canadian Tire ran afoul of privacy laws in British Columbia after it used facial recognition technology without notifying customers. The government’s privacy commissioner said that even if the stores had obtained permission, the company failed to show a reasonable purpose for collecting facial information.
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