MSG Kept A Database Flagging LGBTQIA Celebrities

Madison Square Garden's use of facial recognition technology has come under scrutiny after revelations that it was compiling a database flagging LGBTQIA celebrities for surveillance. This follows earlier reports about the arena using similar tech to monitor legal adversaries. The issue highlights a troubling trend in how powerful entities might misuse advanced surveillance tools, raising significant privacy and ethical concerns. This situation underscores the urgent need for stricter regulations on the use of such technologies to protect individual rights.