Pasadena Wants to Test Face-Scanning System That Allows You to Pay for Meals | Eater LA

"This restaurant is included in a pilot using facial-recognition for contactless payments and pickup: customers register with a selfie, load money via credit card or bank account, and authenticate at pickup by looking into a kiosk while a cashier approves and hands over the meal. The system is promoted as a safer, lower-contact option during the pandemic, though it faces criticism over potential racial bias in the underlying algorithms and concerns about privacy and data sharing. The rollout is part of a tech-group initiative and began this week." - Mona Holmes