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UK Musicians Call for Facial Recognition Ban at Gigs

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: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Wednesday September 11 2019, @10:11PM (1 child)

    by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Wednesday September 11 2019, @10:11PM (#892929) Journal

    Isn’t this just a special case of the more general question of the benefits of using facial recognition technologies (e.g. more effective law enforcement) versus the drawbacks (e.g. loss of privacy)?

    Chances are that fans will be picked up on security cameras anyway...

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  • (Score: 1) by anubi on Wednesday September 11 2019, @11:04PM

    by anubi (2828) on Wednesday September 11 2019, @11:04PM (#892946) Journal

    To me, this is creation of yet another database of records of names, payment credentials, detailed facial images, and whatever else they ask for to purchase entry to their concert.

    Yet another database circulated amongst God knows who.

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