Madison Square Garden Facial Recognition Activist Dossiers

Madison Square Garden Facial Recognition Activist Dossiers

Madison Square Garden (MSG) 编写了针对公开批评该场馆使用人脸识别技术的活动人士的档案。这一做法通过在线发布的 45GB 被盗数据缓存被揭露，其中包含一份存储在 MSG SharePoint 实例上的名为 "Facial Recognition Activists.docx" 的文档。

Surveillance of Critics

MSG 创建了针对反对其生物识别监控的特定个人的详细记录。"Facial Recognition Activists.docx" 文档列出了三个主要目标：Evan Greer (director of digital rights group Fight for the Future), Albert Fox Cahn (founder of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project), and Adam Schwartz (privacy litigation director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation).

Each entry in the dossier included:

  • Background information on the activist
  • Contact information
  • Social media handles and follower counts
  • Direct quotes from the activists regarding MSG's facial recognition program
  • Screenshots of social media posts, including tweets posted as recently as 16 hours prior to the document's creation

Integration with Venue Access Control

MSG 自 2018 年以来一直利用人脸识别技术来识别并阻止进入其场馆。该公司已使用这些系统根据超出安全威胁之外的标准来排除个人，包括：

  • Lawyers from firms involved in litigation with MSG, even those not personally involved in the case
  • Individuals who have created apparel criticizing MSG leadership

According to a WIRED investigation, MSG security chief John Eversole reportedly visited over 90 law firms' websites to collect photos of 1,200 lawyers to feed into the facial recognition software for the purpose of blocking their entry.

Perspectives from Targeted Activists

档案中确定的活动人士对企业使用通常保留给政府机构的监控工具表示了担忧。

"The fact that MSG is creating dossiers on activists who say things they don't like is shows exactly why private companies should not be allowed to use dangerous surveillance technologies like facial recognition," stated Evan Greer.

"It's creepy when the largest corporations in the country amasses the surveillance power that only governments once had, but it's outright Orwellian when those tools target New Yorkers simply for opposing their corporate surveillance state," said Albert Fox Cahn.

Adam Schwartz of the EFF noted that the data breach serves as a reminder of the the risks associated with biometric surveillance, suggesting that the wake of a breach is an breach is an appropriate time for MSG to cease these practices.

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