The other songs performed on that channel (..as if it were writen by Dire Straits) are also top notch!
nicerdicer2
joined 10 months ago
The worst part of all is that no one would think of the fact that a vending machine is performing facial recognition techniques, because in general it is assumed that a vending machine is a mechanical device, as it has been in the past. There is not any user benefit in that.
I researched the manufacuter and in their brochure (see page 6) of a similar vending machine it is revealed what data can be processed:
Among the worst data sets are:
- product demographics
- measuring of foot traffic
- gender/ age/ etc.
Bonus: on page 7 of the product brochure they introduce an app which allows the customer to make purchases directly from their smatphone, with features like
- consumer engagement through gamification, interactive marketing, gifting, scratch-and-win receipts, product sampling and cross selling
"What do customers get?"
- a fun and engaging payment process
Finally! I always thought that payment is not fun enough. What a time to be alive.
I think the photo shows the picture in the correct direction. If not, well, it happens to the best...
This is an obvious change. Some time ago I noticed a much more subtle change in the dish soap I normally use(d): The manufacturor only inreased the diameter of the hole in the cap where you squeeze out the dish soap, resulting in a higher consumption of that product, because you are used to squeeze with the same force. This way you are expected to buy more frequently, because it lasts not as long as before. When I discovered it, I changed the product.
@[email protected] draw for me a triangle, a box and a washing machine as if it were three individual characters who are celebrating together style: fantasy
@[email protected] draw for me a triangle, a box and a washing machine as if it were three individual characters who are celebrating together style: fustercluck
@[email protected] draw for me a green triangle, a red box and a washing machine as if it were three characters who are celebrating the new year style: fustercluck
Bad news, the manufacturer is located in Switzerland and, as stated in the brochure, they advertise their product as "Made in EU". Probably to implicate that any data which will be collected and processed will be under the terms of GDPR.
I haven't looked up the terms regarding GDPR, but I assume that their data collection is somewhat "compliant" with GDPR, which does not necessaryly mean anything. It can just mean that data is not stored locally, albeit it will be send to the manufacturer (but probably entcrypted). However, under GDPR you can enforce your right of deletion of the collected data - that is, if you know that data about you has been collected.
What makes this issue so severe is that it would have never been detected that data has been collected and processed, if it weren't for a malfunction.
Edit: grammar, spelling