The famous American fried chicken chain, KFC, will open a new restaurant in Beijing featuring cashierInitially, the person who is responsible for the safe, its opening and closing, and the contents that are safeguarded inside it. Nowadays, at a central bank, the person who is responsible for matters related to the treasury and cash. Their signature would usually appear alongside others on the banknotes issued by the bank. More robots powered by artificial intelligence. The project – led in collaboration with the Chinese web services provider Baidu – will use facial recognition to analyse each customers’ age, gender, and facial expressions to suggest the menu they are most likely to order. A photo of each customer will then be stored along with his/her order keeping a record of customer preferences for future visits.
With this technology, KFC will quickly collect the necessary data to better understand the market. Yet, the risk of implementing such a system is that the automated collection of personal data will give companies the green light to store complete files on customers including their paymentA transfer of funds which discharges an obligation on the part of a payer vis-à-vis a payee. More details, photo and personal purchasing history – a system that will not be immune from security breaches. Should others follow the trend, it could become extremely difficult to keep our personal data – indeed – personal.
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