Clemson testing facial recognition ticket entry at Memorial Stadium
Clemson University is piloting facial recognition technology to process ticket entry at Memorial Stadium, replacing or supplementing traditional ticket scanning for fans attending events.
Why this matters: Tens of thousands of people go to a college football game expecting to watch a sport. They are not signing up to hand over their biometric data. Facial recognition at a stadium is not a minor convenience upgrade. It is a system that identifies bodies in a crowd and logs who showed up, when, and how often. Unlike a ticket scan, a face cannot be left at home. If Clemson stores or shares that data, fans have almost no practical way to opt out and likely no clear idea what they agreed to.
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