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.
Specifically:
18 USC 1512(c) for Obstruction of an Official Proceeding
18 USC 371 for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
18 USC 1001 for Conspiracy to Make False Statements
18 USC 2383 for Incitement, Assistance, or providing Aid or Comfort to an Insurrection
Committee unanimously sends the recommendation to DOJ.
[Note that a Congressional referral is not a DOJ indictment, nor a requirement for DOJ to accept, and an indictment is not a guilty verdict. But significant nevertheless]
Evan Greer 🏳️⚧️
Pwnallthethings
Pride and Prejudice 🌹