[Lgpolicy] Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

The Verge

Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his
T-shirt design

A concert on Monday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall was a special
occasion for Frank Miller: his parents’ wedding anniversary. He didn’t end
up seeing the show — and before he could even get past security, he was
informed that he was in fact banned for life from the venue and all other
properties owned by Madison Square Garden (MSG)...this was probably about a
T-shirt he designed years ago...he was identified via controversial facial
recognition systems that the company deploys at its venues... "Memes are
powerful, and so is the surveillance state."

Full story:
https://www.theverge.com/news/637228/madison-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban
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