Facial Recognition Vending Machine Debuts

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 13, 2007 @12:23PM from the no-more-candy-for-you-chubby dept.

Peter Hanami writes "Yesterday in Japan, a facial recognition vending machine went on sale that can tell the age of the buyer based on a range of features including number of wrinkles, bone structure and how the skin sits on the face. It was developed as a way to stop minors from buying cigarettes from vending machines. In Japan, cigarette vending machines are a common feature on the street and presently few safeguards exist to stop younger users from purchasing them. This new machine is seen as a positive step to reduce under age smoking. If the machine doesnt deem the buyer to be of suitable age, 20 years old, the buyer must provide further identification such as a drivers licence."

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Re:wtf? by josh_db · 2007-11-13 12:45 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Mod parent up until the editors get a clue. Proofread the damn submissions! It's not only atrociously grammatically incorrect (overlooking my own grammar mistakes hehe) but could also be worded a lot better. SlashDot! Argh!