PRIVACY: Vending machines that scan student ID cards might be aimed at collecting data, a councilor said, but the city said they only scan card numbers
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 09, 2019
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said that he would ask the Taipei Department of Information
An undated photograph shows students looking at a smart vending machine on campus.
Photo courtesy of the Taipei Department of Education
The machines can only be operated by scanning a student’s ID card and do not accept cash.
“Smart city, big data, or AI [artificial intelligence] smart vending machines, these are imperative,” Ko said.
“However, as people are concerned about personal information protection, I will ask the Department of Information Technology to draft a special chapter to regulate city government or private companies’ handling of data ownership,” he said. [FULL STORY]
