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Paying with facial recognition

Paying with facial recognition

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Many people use facial recognition to unlock their smartphones, but would you scan your face to pay for a meal instead of using cash or a credit card?

With touchless devices rising in popularity amid the pandemic, some restaurants are now using a new facial-recognition payment system created by a Pasadena company.

LA Times business reporter Sam Dean wrote about the benefits and privacy concerns of this technology.

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