Toronto-based businessman Wei Chengyi is considering introducing facial-recognition payment systems at his Foody Mart grocery stores in Ontario and British Columbia, the National Post reports. The technology would capture an image of the shopper’s face that is linked to their account and allows them to make a purchase without a card, cash or phone. Privacy and human-rights activists have raised concerns over use of the technology. “It’s simply asking too much of people to trade their facial image, their deeply personal biometric … to buy a box of cereal,” Canadian Civil Liberties Association Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project Director Brenda McPhail said.
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