@WIRED just broke that facial recognition scanners were shut off for the duration of Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden, demonstrating the dynamics of privilege & power when it comes to who gets to opt out of mass surveillance.
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Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall & The Sphere are among the only concert halls in the U.S that use facial recognition surveillance. A small handful of gay bars in San Fransisco recently started using face scanning tech & have faced instant backlash.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/id-scanners-at-san-francisco-gay-bars/4105254/
Taylor & Travis made the right decision to flip the off switch at their wedding because facial recognition tech is DANGEROUS. We're asking them & other artists to pledge against playing at venues using this tech because it exposes many vulnerable fans. www.banfacialrecognition.com/venues/
