New York City’s Mamdani criticizes Madison Square Garden owner over surveillance tech
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly criticized the owner of Madison Square Garden over the company's use of surveillance technology. His remarks follow a data breach last year that exposed details of how James Dolan's organization conducts surveillance.
Why this matters: MSG has used facial recognition to identify and turn away lawyers involved in litigation against the company. That is not security. That is using surveillance as a legal strategy against people doing their jobs. When a private venue can scan your face at the door and decide you are unwelcome because of who you work for, it reveals how far surveillance creep has gone. A mayor pushing back on this is notable. The tech is still there, and so is the power to use it.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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