Disneyland introduces facial recognition technology at park entrances
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Uwa Ede-Osifo
25d ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary
Disneyland has deployed facial recognition technology at some entrance lanes to prevent fraud and streamline re-entry for visitors. The system captures images and converts them into unique numerical biometric values, potentially used to detect annual pass sharing. Guests can opt out of using these lanes.
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At certain entrance lanes, a camera will capture images of visitors, which can be converted via biometric technology into unique numerical values, according to the Walt Disney Company's website.
Ostensibly, the technology could be used to determine whether someone had already entered the park, and to crack down on potential annual pass sharing.
Guests can decide to opt out of lanes equipped with the tech
Walt Disney Company says technology at California theme park will prevent fraud and streamline re-entry
