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Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students

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Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students

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World NewsEnglish · 3 years ago

Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales.

From the “no matter how bad you think it is, it’s worse” department.

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Gumball machines solved this 100 years ago.

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