{"id":1825518,"date":"2023-01-26T17:50:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T22:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825518"},"modified":"2023-01-26T17:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T22:54:02","slug":"madison-square-garden-uses-facial-recognition-technology-to-stop-certain-people-from-entering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/madison-square-garden-uses-facial-recognition-technology-to-stop-certain-people-from-entering\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Square Garden Uses Facial Recognition Technology To Stop Certain People From Entering"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmadison-square-garden-uses-facial-recognition-technology-to-stop-certain-people-from-entering%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Madison Square Garden Entertainment uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/facial-recognition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facial recognition<\/a> Technology prevents lawyers from law firms representing clients from entering iconic locations in order to stop them from representing the company. <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The policy could be in violation of federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination or retaliation towards individuals involved in protected activities. \u201ctaking on legitimate cases, including sexual harassment or employment discrimination claims,\u201d According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nys_oag_letter_to_madison_square_garden_entertainment_corp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> from Kyle Rapi\u00f1an, an official with the New York State Office of the Attorney General. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/22\/nyregion\/madison-square-garden-facial-recognition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a> from the New York Times found that the company is stopping lawyers from entering the facility with the help of software that can identify their faces using profile photos on their companies\u2019 websites.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of lawyers across several dozen firms may have been affected by the company\u2019s move, according to the letter, which indicated that season ticket holders could be barred from attending events. Madison Square Garden, home to many prestigious concerts and sports teams like the New York Rangers or the New York Knicks, is where you will find them.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Conlon, a personal injuries lawyer, was pulled aside by security guards while accompanying her nine year-old daughter to Radio City Music Hall&#8217;s Rockettes show. Conlon was stopped by security guards who informed her that she was on an administrative leave. \u201cattorney exclusion list\u201d created by the venue\u2019s management.<\/p>\n<p>James Dolan, Madison Square Garden Entertainment CEO, stated this during an interview. The company is owned by the Dolan family. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/msg-lawyer-ban-anti-bias-laws-madison-square-garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> Fox 5 New York has confirmed that he will stand by the policy. \u201cIf somebody sues you, that\u2019s confrontational, that\u2019s adversarial,\u201d He asserted. \u201cThere\u2019s all kinds of politicians who are jumping into this, none for the right reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While facial recognition is currently legal in New York City at the moment, it has been banned by other states and local governments. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Meta and Google last year for breaking state laws. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-takes-google-to-court-for-allegedly-harvesting-biometric-data-without-consent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prohibit<\/a> Technology companies cannot use data such as iris scans. fingerprints. voiceprints. or records hand and face geometry, for commercial purposes, without permission.<\/p>\n<p>Other tech companies have also been criticised by lawmakers for their collection of user information. Amazon smart doorbell manufacturer Ring informed Senator Ed Markey, D-MA that the company had collected personal data. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amazon-handed-over-ring-doorbell-footage-to-authorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provided<\/a> After making an emergency call, law enforcement can use videos from the user device to record video of the situation. \u201cgood-faith determination that there was an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury\u201d The situation was a result of their involvement. The lawmaker said that the policy justifies passage of the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act, which would prohibit state and federal entities from accessing Americans\u2019 sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs my ongoing investigation into Amazon illustrates, it has become increasingly difficult for the public to move, assemble, and converse in public without being tracked and recorded,\u201d Markey stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senator-markeys-probe-into-amazon-ring-reveals-new-privacy-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. \u201cWe cannot accept this as inevitable in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent report, ByteDance, the Chinese parent of social media platform TikTok has been in the news for its plans to track specific American citizens&#8217; locations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tiktoks-parent-company-in-china-planned-to-use-platform-to-track-locations-of-specific-americans-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> Forbes. The company\u2019s internal audit and risk department was originally purposed to investigate misconduct from employees, yet the team allegedly planned to collect data about the location of at least one American who had never been employed by ByteDance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison Square Garden Entertainment is using facial recognition technology to prevent attorneys from law firms representing clients suing the company from entering iconic venues in New York City. 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