NYC Coalition Calls For Ban On Facial Recognition at MSG
A coalition in New York City is pushing for a ban on facial recognition technology at Madison Square Garden, the major entertainment and sports venue that has previously drawn attention for its use of biometric scanning on visitors.
Why this matters: MSG is not a government building. It is a place people go to see a basketball game or a concert. Facial recognition there means your biometric data gets collected just for showing up. You did not consent to that in any meaningful way, and you probably did not know it was happening. Private venues running their own surveillance systems are largely outside the rules that apply to police. That is exactly the gap this coalition is trying to close.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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