'If New Yorkers can be banned from a Rangers game, they can be banned from the grocery store or the pharmacy.' A group of New York lawmakers protested Madison Square Garden over their controversial use of facial recognition software.
to kick out lawyers whose firms are suing MSG, calling the practice a violation of privacy and suggesting that its continued use could potentially put the venue’s public benefits into question.
Eight New York lawmakers — including Congressman Jerry Nadler and seven state senators and assembly members —to MSG Entertainment CEO James Dolan, stating that MSG is using the technology for “non-security purposes,” and expressed concern that the tech can be discriminatory and inaccurate.
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