Episode

The ‘Enemies List’ at Madison Square Garden
Description
With little warning or regulation, companies are increasingly using facial recognition technology on their customers — as a security measure, they say.But what happens when the systems are actually being used to punish the companies’ enemies?Guest: Kashmir Hill, a technology reporter for The New York Times. Background reading: Madison Square Garden Entertainment, the owner of the arena, has put lawyers who represent people suing it on an “exclusion list” to keep them out of concerts and sporting events.Some have undermined the company’s ban by using a law passed in 1941 to protect theater critics.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Chapters
Madison Square Garden has been using facial recognition technology since 2018 for identifying security threats.
00:00 - 03:37 (03:36)
Summary
Madison Square Garden has been using facial recognition technology since 2018 for identifying security threats. The increasing use of facial recognition technology by companies has raised concerns over privacy and security.
EpisodeThe ‘Enemies List’ at Madison Square Garden
PodcastThe Daily
Madison Square Garden is using facial recognition software to identify and ban lawyers from law firms that are suing the company.
03:37 - 08:24 (04:47)
Summary
Madison Square Garden is using facial recognition software to identify and ban lawyers from law firms that are suing the company. Although the company claims it is to prevent inappropriate evidence collection, the lawyers believe it is to discourage future lawsuits.
EpisodeThe ‘Enemies List’ at Madison Square Garden
PodcastThe Daily
The fight against the use of facial recognition technology is being approached from a different angle, using a 1941 law in the US.
08:24 - 16:10 (07:46)
Summary
The fight against the use of facial recognition technology is being approached from a different angle, using a 1941 law in the US. There is currently no law associated with facial recognition technology, making it a complex issue with greater implications for the future.
EpisodeThe ‘Enemies List’ at Madison Square Garden
PodcastThe Daily
Madison Square Garden is facing a lawsuit after a fan alleged the use of facial recognition technology to identify him.
16:10 - 23:19 (07:08)
Summary
Madison Square Garden is facing a lawsuit after a fan alleged the use of facial recognition technology to identify him. Despite the court injunction, Madison Square Garden is still holding out that they are complying.