NYC Mayor Mamdani Criticizes Madison Square Garden's Facial Recognition Surveillance Practices
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly criticized Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan over the venue's use of facial recognition and surveillance technology to track visitors. The comments follow Wired investigative reporting that revealed MSG maintains a database that reportedly tags some visitors, including celebrities, as "LGBTQIA" for unexplained reasons. Dolan has sued Wired over the reporting, and MSG spokesperson Mikyl Cordova called the reporting "inaccurate and false" without providing supporting evidence. City Council member Shahana Hanif has introduced local legislation aimed at banning biometric data collection in public places across New York City, which Mamdani called "an important response to this kind of an issue." This is a privacy and civil liberties controversy rather than a cybersecurity incident, with no breach, exploit, or malicious actor involved.
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New York City has required businesses to disclose biometric data collection since 2021; proposed legislation from Council member Hanif seeks to further restrict or ban facial recognition and biometric data collection in public venues.
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NYC Mayor Mamdani Criticizes Madison Square Garden's Facial Recognition Surveillance Practices
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly criticized Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan over the venue's use of facial recognition and surveillance technology to track visitors. The comments follow Wired investigative reporting that revealed MSG maintains a database that reportedly tags some visitors, including celebrities, as "LGBTQIA" for unexplained reasons. Dolan has sued Wired over the reporting, and MSG spokesperson Mikyl Cordova called the reporting "inaccurate and false" without providing supporting evidence. City Council member Shahana Hanif has introduced local legislation aimed at banning biometric data collection in public places across New York City, which Mamdani called "an important response to this kind of an issue." This is a privacy and civil liberties controversy rather than a cybersecurity incident, with no breach, exploit, or malicious actor involved.
Remediation
New York City has required businesses to disclose biometric data collection since 2021; proposed legislation from Council member Hanif seeks to further restrict or ban facial recognition and biometric data collection in public venues.