New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG
New York City lawmakers are pushing for legislation to ban the use of biometric facial-recognition technology in public venues like Madison Square Garden. The bill follows reports of the venue using such data to track and exclude individuals involved in legal disputes with the company's leadership.
Why it matters
The case highlights the conflict between private property rights and civil liberties in the age of pervasive surveillance technology.
“MSG and its CEO, James Dolan, have been flagrantly abusing biotechnology,” City Council member Shahana Hanif said at the event on Friday, after leading a chant of “ban the scan.” In January, Hanif proposed a bill that would prohibit public venues from using biometric recognition tech such as Madison Square Garden’s facial-recognition systems.
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