New Yorkers have known for a long time that going to a game or concert at Madison Square Garden meant surrendering some privacy. That, as you watched the show, the Garden in a real sense watched you.
Owner James Dolan has watchlists of basketball fans who dared criticize his management. He keeps a close eye on his other venues too, including Radio City Music Hall and The Sphere in Las Vegas.
For this story, WIRED goes deep inside the security operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. We spoke with seven current and former employees of Dolan’s security service, and we reviewed some of their confidential internal reports and Signal group chat messages.
… flooded by the sprinkler. It also left a man’s decapitated body, lying on the floor next to his own severed head. A head which at this time has no name.
Technology has vastly outstripped morality in this case. Dolan's a sick man but definitely not the only one, and society pays a price in terms of general anxiety for practices like MSG's. The article shows how badly surveillance tech can be misused, and I'm glad it's getting attention.
[OP] wiredmagazine | a day ago
New Yorkers have known for a long time that going to a game or concert at Madison Square Garden meant surrendering some privacy. That, as you watched the show, the Garden in a real sense watched you.
Owner James Dolan has watchlists of basketball fans who dared criticize his management. He keeps a close eye on his other venues too, including Radio City Music Hall and The Sphere in Las Vegas.
For this story, WIRED goes deep inside the security operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. We spoke with seven current and former employees of Dolan’s security service, and we reviewed some of their confidential internal reports and Signal group chat messages.
Read the full article: https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/
joseph4th | a day ago
They’re gonna catch Connor McLeod in the reboot for sure.
Haldron-44 | a day ago
Who wants, to live, FOREVAH?!
joseph4th | a day ago
… flooded by the sprinkler. It also left a man’s decapitated body, lying on the floor next to his own severed head. A head which at this time has no name.
No_Violinist_6736 | a day ago
I know his name.
c0l245 | a day ago
Subscribers only.
sighbourbon | a day ago
paywall removed
vocaliser | 23 hours ago
Technology has vastly outstripped morality in this case. Dolan's a sick man but definitely not the only one, and society pays a price in terms of general anxiety for practices like MSG's. The article shows how badly surveillance tech can be misused, and I'm glad it's getting attention.
mutt_butt | 22 hours ago
Flock and similar ALPR surveillance too