London food bank rolling out face biometrics app for store purchases

A London food bank is expanding its use of face biometrics to facilitate the distribution of food to its customers through local shops.

A trial of the FaceDonate app by Hackney Foodbank in London, England, was launched a year ago, and included nearly 200 users, Reuters reports. Now the app will be made available to all Hackney Foodbank users.

The app is used at participating local grocery stores, where the user can access a wider variety of foodstuffs than the …

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