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posted by martyb on Wednesday September 11 2019, @10:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the bands-watching-out-for-the-people-who-watch-the-people-who-watch-a-concert dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Former Rage Against the Machine member Tom Morello and band Speedy Ortiz have joined a campaign by digital rights group Fight for the Future.

[...] In a tweet, Tom Morello said: "I don't want Big Brother at my shows targeting fans for harassment, deportation or arrest."

Fight for the Future added: "Music fans should feel safe and respected at festivals and shows, not subjected to invasive biometric surveillance."

[...] Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation announced in May 2018 that to stop fans having to use tickets, it was teaming up with Blink Identity, which uses technology to scan people's faces as they enter concert venues.


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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by janrinok on Wednesday September 11 2019, @05:21PM (2 children)

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 11 2019, @05:21PM (#892801) Journal

    The best that they can do is stop employing companies that want to replace tickets with biometric data because, without musicians paying them, such companies will soon disappear.

    Which is why I finished by saying the above. It has nothing at all to do with Arik's claim of presumed innocence, which is an complete red herring to the topic under discussion.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday September 11 2019, @05:27PM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 11 2019, @05:27PM (#892807) Journal

    You should move to Germany, I hear they tend to place the verb at the end of the sentence.
    Have you heard about executive summary?

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    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 11 2019, @09:27PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 11 2019, @09:27PM (#892908)

      Is that related to summary execution?