Rally held outside MSG over use of facial recognition technology: 'Ban the scan'
Protesters gathered outside Madison Square Garden to demonstrate against the venue's use of facial recognition technology, calling for it to be banned. The rally reflects growing public pushback against biometric surveillance at major entertainment and sports venues.
Why this matters: When you buy a ticket to a game or a concert, you expect a search at the door. You probably do not expect your face to be scanned, stored, and checked against a database. MSG has already used facial recognition to turn away lawyers involved in litigation against it. That is the real-world version of this technology: not catching criminals, but controlling who gets in based on data most people never agreed to hand over. A protest like this is how the public draws a line before the practice becomes invisible and normal.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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