Evan Greer 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 20, 2022

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.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/msgs-facial-recognition-stops-mom-from-attending-christmas-show-with-child/4004471/

Show threadSimonDec 20, 2022
@evangreer It's kind of funny how they pointed this tech at the one group of people (apart from maybe politicians) who are the best equipped to address it in a way that might actually change something, though
BoathouseDec 21, 2022
Show threadAndres
@grusgrus @evangreer It reminds me of another recent #surveillance story. https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gwy3/no-grad-students-analyze-hack-and-remove-under-desk-surveillance-devices-designed-to-track-them
‘NO’: Grad Students Analyze, Hack, and Remove Under-Desk Surveillance Devices Designed to Track Them

In October, the university quietly introduced heat sensors under desk without notifying students or seeking their consent. Students removed the devices, hacked them, and were able to force the university to stop its surveillance.

Dec 20, 2022 at 9:43pmWeb
Show threadBoathouseDec 21, 2022
@Andres4NY @grusgrus @evangreer Insane!!
Show threadBoathouseDec 21, 2022
@Andres4NY @grusgrus @evangreer
Academic fraud lady was also a Northeastern professor lol. They seem to be having a rough time.