“It won’t get any bigger than this,” says River Stanley, a fourth-year University of Waterloo student in the Computer Science program, as they reminisce about the story they uncovered with three fellow undergraduates that would go on to make national and international headlines.
What started as a walk home led to the discovery of a breach in human privacy and security on campus, and soon after, a resolution. Twenty-nine smart vending machines, manufactured by Invenda Group and operated by Adaria Vending Services Limited, were removed across the University’s grounds in March 2024 due to concerns over the use of pin-hole cameras and user data collection unbeknownst to students and Waterloo’s administration.
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