An Ontario university is pulling dozens of vending machines that were tracking the age and gender of customers in the latest example of pushback against technology that tests the boundaries of privacy rules.

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to change the screen from “standby” mode, which shows ads, to “sales” mode

If you only need that you could just use a proximity sensor, right?

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Naw, better probe the anus too to make sure it’s a person.

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