Check in with a selfie: Jumping on the face-scan bandwagon

In Singapore, a handful of eateries and hotels have started using facial recognition to speed up certain processes for both themselves and their customers.
When this reporter tested the facial recognition system at Old Town's Suntec City outlet last week, it was not as quick as touted. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Yip Wai Yee
Taiwan Correspondent
Updated
Jun 12, 2019, 07:04 AM
Published
Jun 11, 2019, 07:15 PM
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