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We've had this in some pharmacies (of all places) here in Vienna since 2017. They claim it's all offline and used for ads only, but nobody really believes it. B
by lazyjones 8y ago
We've had this in some pharmacies (of all places) here in Vienna since 2017. They claim it's all offline and used for ads only, but nobody really believes it. Bayer had also installed some in Germany, but stopped using them after backlash from privacy NGOs.
Incidentally, in the same year, a lot of facial recognition tech was installed in train stations and other places after the terror attacks in Europe...
- rhn_mk1 8y ago> a lot of facial recognition tech was installed in train stations and other places after the terror attacks in Europe... Do you have any more info on that?
- lazyjones 8y agohttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/02/facial-recognition-software-catch-terrorists-tested-berlin-station/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/02/facial-recogniti...
- piokoch 8y agoLuckily all those stupid terrorists don't know that they can just stick a beard or mustaches. Or wear a baseball cap to cheat all these fancy facial recognition tech stuff.