# Pokémon Stores Implementing Facial Recognition to Combat Scalpers

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/pokemon-stores-implementing-facial-recognition-to-combat-scalpers/39463
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-07-29T23:49:41Z
**Posts:** 2

## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-07-29T23:49:41Z

The Pokémon Company [announced](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/the-pokemon-company-is-turning-to-facial-recognition-scans-to-help-combat-scalpers/) that they've implemented mandatory facial recognition in Japanese Pokémon stores to combat card scalpers.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/29/pokemon-stores-implementing-facial-recognition-to-combat-scalpers/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/29/pokemon-stores-implementing-facial-recognition-to-combat-scalpers/)

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## Post 2 by @arise1984 — 2026-07-31T10:26:31Z

On one hand, I’m not really keen on kyc, but on another hand I don’t have any sympathy towards fuckin scalper. Weird feeling here.