Facial recognition error message on vending machine sparks concern at University

Re:Facial recognition error message on vending machine spark... by tdudhhu on Friday February 23, 2024 @03:24AM (#39478217)

It is invasive.

In theory they can do something like "Why do you look so sad? Maybe a Mars can cheer you up!". This can be done while being GDPR complient but people don't like that. It creates a feeling that everything is watching you.

Privacy is not about hiding things, it is about controlling what you want to show.

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Re:Facial recognition error message on vending machine spark... by rob74 on Friday February 23, 2024 @07:09AM (#39479585)

"You don't look like yourself today... have a Snickers!"

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Re:Facial recognition error message on vending machine spark... by sleepingreset on Friday February 23, 2024 @08:06AM (#39480073)

maybe I'm weird. I put small pieces of blue tape over all of the cameras in my dorm's vending machines for this reason, too.

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Re:Facial recognition error message on vending machine spark... by reaperman on Sunday February 25, 2024 @05:11AM (#39499491)

Kind of surprised people haven't started putting a piece of tape over it, then coming back 8 hours later with a small drill and drilling through the now-blacked-out camera lens to permanently disable it in their living areas.

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Re:Facial recognition error message on vending machine spark... by pimlottc on Friday February 23, 2024 @09:56AM (#39481272)

"Feeling good? Celebrate with a Mars bar!"

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