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Woman on TikTok Buys Drink From Vending Machine Using Just Her Face

Woman on TikTok Buys Drink From Vending Machine Using Just Her Face

August 23, 2019
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Chinese technology expert Matthew Brennan recently shared a TikTok video of a woman buying from a vending machine using only her face.
In the video, a woman walks up to a vending machine, stops to get her face scanned and takes the drink. The purchase did not require her to take out her wallet or phone.
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Not everyone is allowed to take advantage of this hassle-free payment method, however.
According to Business Insider, Brennan posted a similar video last month showing a foreigner attempting to buy a drink from a vending machine using the facial recognition technology.
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Instead of a smooth transaction, the machine gave him an error message with a note saying, “This account’s real-name verification is linked to a non-mainland China ID.”
Netizens expressed their privacy concerns under Brennan’s Twitter post regarding the vending machines equipped with facial recognition tech.
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Meanwhile, others took jabs at China’s social credit system.
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