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Glitch Reveals Pizza Co.’s Facial-Recognition Ad Tactics

An apparent glitch in a Peppes Pizza advertisement in Oslo, Norway, reportedly revealed to passersby that the ad determined whether to show pizza or salad to its audience based on gender as perceived by facial­-recognition software. The digital billboard used a hidden camera to scan faces of the audience and showed images of sausage pizza for men and salads for women. The glitch revealed that the software scanned for the gender of the viewer, the age segment, the length of time the viewer looked at the ad, and whether the viewer was wearing glasses or smiling. After the glitch gained attention as a purported breach of privacy in Norwegian media, the hidden camera was reportedly removed. See The Outline, May 12, 2017.

 

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