Madison Square Garden created dossier on facial recognition privacy activists

Madison Square Garden compiled a document titled 'Facial Recognition Activists.docx' containing specific information on individuals who opposed the venue's surveillance program. This wasn't passive data collection—it was a targeted dossier created because people publicly criticized the system. The file name itself, casually descriptive, suggests the practice was routine enough that no one bothered to hide what it was.

This is a private company maintaining a list of people based on their opposition to one of its policies. The dossier practice would normally be framed as security vetting or threat assessment, but there's no security threat from a nonprofit worker criticizing facial recognition. The real function appears to be: document who opposes this, keep tabs on them. It's the kind of thing that happens in surveillance states, except here it's a sports venue doing it on its own initiative.