Madison Square Garden compiled a list of activists against facial recognition(404media.co)
309 points by cdrnsf 23 hours ago | 88 comments
tl;dr: Madison Square Garden compiled a document tracking activists who publicly criticized its use of facial recognition technology, collecting their tweets and comments for internal distribution. The document was discovered in a 45GB cache of data stolen by hackers and leaked online, then reviewed by 404 Media. The revelation underscores MSG owner Jim Dolan's reputation for targeting critics, while simultaneously deploying biometric surveillance on patrons.
HN Discussion:
  • The broader use of facial recognition to block critics is the real scandal, not just this dossier
  • ~Facial recognition itself is a useful tool; the real issue is governance and transparency over who decides exclusions
  • This fits a wider pattern of surveillance infrastructure being weaponized against citizens by powerful entities
  • Questions whether automated recognition is meaningfully different from a human doorman with a good memory
  • Praises the activists named in the dossier as brave for standing up to MSG