Madison Square Garden's surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design

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Madison Square Garden's surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design

A New York man was banned from Madison Square Garden and other MSG properties after being identified via facial recognition for designing a shirt critical of the company's owner, James Dolan. The ban occurred years after the shirt's creation and after the man hadn't attended an event in almost two decades. The article discusses the use of facial recognition technology by MSG and the implications of such surveillance.

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this is wild.

i wish there was a section discussing anti-facial recognition approaches that are low key but effective.

Published

2025

Summary

A New York man was banned from Madison Square Garden and other MSG properties after being identified via facial recognition for designing a shirt critical of the company's owner, James Dolan. The ban occurred years after the shirt's creation and after the man hadn't attended an event in almost two decades. The article discusses the use of facial recognition technology by MSG and the implications of such surveillance.

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