Most people don’t think too much of vending machines. They’re just those hulking machines that lurk around on train stations, airports and in the bowels of school and office buildings, where you can exchange far too much money for a drink or a snack. What few people are aware of is just how these vending machines have changed over the decades, to the point where they’re now collecting any shred of information on who interacts with them, down to their age and gender.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/02/27/big-candy-is-watching-you-facial-recognition-in-vending-machines-upsets-university/