Madison Square Garden Compiled Dossier Tracking Activists Who Criticized Its Facial Recognition Technology
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Joseph Cox
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404 Media has discovered that Madison Square Garden compiled a dossier titled "Facial Recognition Activists.docx" tracking activists who publicly criticized the venue's use of facial recognition technology. The document, found in a 45GB data cache, includes activists' tweets and comments about MSG's facial recognition program. The report highlights that MSG, operated by Jim Dolan (known for aggressive tactics against perceived enemies), is not only using controversial facial recognition technology but also actively monitoring and documenting specific individuals who speak out against it.
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· 3 pulledMadison Square Garden compiled a list of activists who have publicly criticized the venue's use of facial recognition technology, putting their tweets and comments into a document that was then accessible to other people inside the company, 404 Media has found.
The news shows that MSG, operated by Jim Dolan who has garnered a reputation for being pernicious against his perceived enemies, is not only deploying controversial facial recognition technology but keeping track of specific people who take issue with it.
The document, titled 'Facial Recognition Activists.docx,' includes specific activists' comments about MSG's facial recognition program and tweets criticizing it.
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