facial recognition
Facial recognition technology banned by over 40 music festivals
Over the past year, it’s come to light that facial scanning software is being used at some music venues. Earlier in 2019, we learned that Taylor Swift had used the technology to keep an eye out on her stalkers. However, the facial recognition software seems to serve multiple purposes other than security, bringing forth activist […]
Tom Morello, Anti-Flag protest Ticketmaster facial recognition technology
Last year, we learned that Ticketmaster began testing facial recognition technology to allow people to enter a show using their image. Now, many musicians such as Tom Morello, Anti-Flag and Atmosphere are protesting against the technology, fearing it could be used for more than just ticketless entries to shows. Read more: Tyler Joseph thanks twenty […]
Ticketmaster starts testing facial recognition concert tickets
[Photos by: Pexels, OurClipArt.com] Would you be willing to have your face scanned to enter a concert in lieu of hanging onto a ticket? That's apparently what Ticketmaster is banking on, as the ticketing giant is currently testing facial recognition technology to replace conventional tickets, as reported by Digital Music News. Read more: Now you […]
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