Vending Facial Recognition App Crashes

Text on the meme

Students at the University of Waterloo discovered that their candy machines were covertly collecting facial recognition data when 'Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe' crashed. CHECK ... THAT EV... IS IN ORDER... THIS MACHINE WILL BE READY SHORTLY.

What it means

A fake news-style caption claims that University of Waterloo students discovered candy machines secretly collecting facial recognition data, but the vending machine’s facial-recognition program crashed. The punchline is the absurd contrast between covert surveillance and the familiar reassuring vending-machine message that it will be ready shortly, illustrated by an M&M character and a Windows error dialog. EN: A fake news-style caption claims that University of Waterloo students discovered candy machines secretly collecting facial recognition data, but the vending machine’s facial-recognition program crashed. The punchline is the absurd contrast between covert surveillance and the familiar reassuring vending-machine message that it will be ready shortly, illustrated by an M&M character and a Windows error dialog.

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M&M character / персонаж M&M’s candy vending machine poster / плакат автомата с конфетами Windows error dialog / окно ошибки Windows computer error icon / значок компьютерной ошибки sunglasses / солнцезащитные очки white gloves / белые перчатки white high-heeled shoes / белые туфли на высоком каблуке yellow background / жёлтый фон black text / чёрный текст University of Waterloo / Университет Ватерлоо