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

"This Pasadena restaurant is participating in a pilot of a facial-recognition payment and pickup system that requires customers to register with a selfie, preload funds via credit card or checking account, and complete pickup by looking into a kiosk while a cashier hands over the meal. The technology is promoted as a contactless way to reduce person-to-person interactions during COVID-19, though critics warn of inherent racial bias in facial-recognition systems and raise concerns about data sharing and privacy. The pilot is run by the same tech group behind Kitchen United and Caliburger and launched this week." - Mona Holmes