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NFL to begin using face scanning tech across all stadiums (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 months ago by minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure this will go well and is certainly much easier than having badges and security. It's definitely not a massive ploy to harvest more data from the public and sell to the highest bidder

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Harvest what data?

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Biometric data of individuals faces. Biggest buyer for that market would be law enforcement/government I'd expect.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I imagine the vast majority of people have driver's licenses, the government already has a picture of your face.

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Doesn't need to be your government who's buying. The picture on your license also doesn't come with meta data about your whereabouts when you decide to go to something as simple as a sporting event.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that information would just be conveyed by the tickets you paid for with your name on them.

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Didn't realize a picture of my face was on my football ticket as well.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is a single datapoint and typically not recent. More data. More data. More data!

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

Locations and timelines, gait recordings, clothing... Advertisers will love to have that as well