Inquiry Into Dolan’s Use of Facial Recognition Ends in Slap on Wrist
An inquiry into the use of facial recognition technology by James Dolan, owner of Madison Square Garden Entertainment, has concluded with only a minor penalty. The outcome suggests regulators found wrongdoing but chose not to impose serious consequences.
Why this matters: Facial recognition used at a major public venue to screen and turn away lawyers, journalists, or anyone else on a blacklist is a serious use of biometric power by a private entity. A slap on the wrist tells every other venue owner that the risk of doing the same thing is low. That is the accountability problem here. If the penalty does not match the intrusion, the rule means nothing.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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