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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Uwa Ede-Osifo

Mickey Mouse is watching you: Disneyland deploys facial recognition

The pink and blue turreted castle of Disneyland, with tourists, under a cloudy sky.
Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in 2009. Photograph: Chad McDermott/Alamy

Disneyland, the beloved California adventure park, has outfitted some entrance lanes with facial recognition technology, a move its parent company says will prevent fraud and streamline re-entry.

At certain entrance lanes, a camera will capture images of visitors, which can be converted via biometric technology into unique numerical values, according to the Walt Disney Company’s website.

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