Tag: video surveillance

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Smart Vending Machines Keep an Eye on Products, Customers, and Air Quality

by Lee Rickwood
At a dozen shopping malls across Canada, hidden inside digital information kiosks, were small cameras and other AVA-type technology. Apparently, hours and hours of video and hundreds of images were collected, an activity that regulators said contravened federal and provincial privacy laws.