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   Fight for the Future (fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 05:29:55 JST Fight for the Future

   • WIRED :press:

   @WIRED just broke that facial recognition scanners were shut off for the duration of Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden, demonstrating the dynamics of privilege & power when it comes to who gets to opt out of mass surveillance.

   https://www.wired.com/story/for-taylor-swift-madison-square-gardens-controversial-cameras-briefly-went-dark/

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     Fight for the Future (fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 05:29:53 JST Fight for the Future

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     Taylor & Travis made the right decision to flip the off switch at their wedding because facial recognition tech is DANGEROUS. We're asking them & other artists to pledge against playing at venues using this tech because it exposes many vulnerable fans. www.banfacialrecognition.com/venues/

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     Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall & The Sphere are among the only concert halls in the U.S that use facial recognition surveillance. A small handful of gay bars in San Fransisco recently started using face scanning tech & have faced instant backlash.

     https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/id-scanners-at-san-francisco-gay-bars/4105254/

     Steve's Place repeated this.