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Japanese smokers to face age test 

Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2008-05-12

Intro:

A Japanese company is developing a vending machine that counts wrinkles and skin sags to check a smoker's age.

It plans to use face recognition technology to prevent anyone under the legal age of 20 buying cigarettes.

From July vending machine companies could be prosecuted if tobacco is sold to anyone under the legal limit.

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