Wired
New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG
Friday, August 14, 2026
At a press conference outside Madison Square Garden, New York City lawmakers, musicians, and privacy advocates called for restrictions on facial recognition technology use at public venues. The group argued that current deployment of biometric scanning systems at entertainment facilities warrants regulatory limits. No specific legislative proposal or vote was announced at the event.
Original reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-city-lawmakers-push-to-ban-the-scan-at-msg/
