# Madison Square Garden Uses Facial Recognition to Ban Lawyers

Madison Square Garden deployed facial recognition technology to identify and bar attorneys involved in litigation against the venue. The practice raises significant privacy and civil liberties concerns about the use of biometric surveillance in private spaces open to the public.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Security
- [Schneier on Security](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/facial-recognition-at-madison-square-garden.html) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:08:44 +0000
- [Schneier on Security](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/adversarial-clothing-designed-to-fool-facial-recognition-systems.html) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:04:51 +0000