Oh. my. god.
Madison Square Garden used facial recognition to identify and stop a mom from attending a Christmas show with her kid because she's an attorney at a firm who is engaged in litigation with them.
This is why it's not enough to just ban government and law enforcement use of #facialrecognition. There are so many ways private companies and even individuals can abuse #biometric #surveillance tech.
#BanFacialRecognition entirely. Yesterday.
Here's @team statement on this:
We call for #MadisonSquareGarden to immediately end all use of #facialrecognition and #biometric #surveillance tech.
And we call on lawmakers to enact a ban on all use of facial recognition in places of public accommodation, as defined by the ADA.
NBC News is reporting that Madison Square Garden used facial recognition surveillance to identify and stop a mom who was attending the iconic Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall with her daughter, a literal girl scout. The mom was then thrown out of the venue, because she works for a law firm that is […]
@evangreer This is how the Boston Marathon Race bombers were caught. Public cameras. I have no problem with facial recognition and public cameras. Try walking in London without being on a dozen cameras.
The use that the Madison Square Garden used it for is despicable and they should pay a penalty. Not attending anything in MSG I can easily do. (I live in Boston)
Evan Greer 🏳️⚧️
Unbreakable? Hold my espresso.
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