Fight for the Future launches new campaign to oppose the use of facial recognition tech at music festivals and gigs

Digital rights and advocacy group Fight for the Future has launched a campaign protesting against the use of facial recognition technology at music events. Big names such as Tom Morello, Gramatik and Amanda Palmer are backing the campaign which calls upon the likes of Ticketmaster to commit to not using the invasive surveillance technique at their festivals and concerts. See also: Facebook may know when you're having sex Appeals court upholds ruling that permits public data to be scraped from LinkedIn profiles Apple apologizes for having contractors listen to Siri recordings and announces privacy changes Numerous music event organizers have… [Continue Reading]