When Intuit Dome opened last season, the arena staff assumed only a third of fans would opt into their facial authentication system. They were wrong: a whopping 75% of venue attendees enrolled. The Clippers promise they are not using facial recognition — sorry, they call it “facial authentication” — for security purposes. Jacob Feldman at Sportico writes:
> Early facial ticketing pilots were met with some protests. And energy still exists to create more state or federal oversight. But as the technology’s penetration has expanded, pushback seemingly hasn’t. A demand for security is leading venue operators to test out the newest tech, while a desire for convenience and personalization has seen fans increasingly getting in line.
[Link: How Facial Recognition Tech Took Over U.S. Sporting Events | https://www.sportico.com/business/tech/2025/facial-recognition-ai-scanning-sports-teams-stadium-laws-1234880030/ | Sportico]
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When Intuit Dome opened last season, the arena staff assumed only a third of fans would opt into their facial authentication system. They were wrong: a whopping 75% of venue attendees enr… [1054 chars]
Source: The Verge | Published: 2026-01-01T16:51:49Z
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