this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2024
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[–] Dissasterix@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

"Welcome to the future: a boring dystopia where the most nightmarish technology is just another cutesy promotional tool."

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 24 points 8 months ago

burger king wants to swap you biometric data for a sandwich.

not even an entire sandwich, a discount on one.

fuck these people very much.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 11 points 8 months ago

You should get a free meal if it mistakenly identifies you as a Whopper.

[–] Dettweiler42@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Not hot dog.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

"Burger King takes advantage of inebriated customers by bribing them with ~~free~~ cheaper food in exchange for biometric data"

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Great! That won't encourage people to binge drink at all. /s