Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, privacy advocates urge the NFL to stop using facial recognition technology in stadiums, highlighting its invasion of workers' privacy. Caitlin Seeley George, from Fight for the Future, stresses the potential for biometric data theft and its irreversible consequences. Although currently not targeting fans, there's a risk of unintended image capture. Additionally, the group is campaigning against the growing trend of implementing facial recognition for convenience in ticketing and concessions, emphasizing the severe implications if data security fails.
The risk with facial recognition is that biometric databases can be hacked, leading to potential impersonation, since compromised biometric data can’t be changed.
Caitlin Seeley George criticizes the NFL's use of facial recognition technology, arguing it infringes on workers' privacy and poses risks if data is hacked.
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