Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. For venues serving vulnerable communities, the stakes of using this technology are high.

Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. Much of the attention has focused on reports that the system photographs patrons as they enter venues and questions about whether those images are used for facial recognition

  • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Malice? Ignorance? Plenty of both to go around.

    The morning after we chatted in the Castro, [25-year-old data analyst Ben] Gonzalez told me over Instagram DM that he was unaware Mix could share patron data with neighboring businesses but did not see a problem with it. “I think it’s cute that they share it amongst other bars,” he wrote. “It’s like a little cybersecurity community .”

    https://sf.gazetteer.co/why-do-these-castro-gay-bars-have-tsa-style-face-scanners

    • endlesseden@pyfedi.deep-rose.orgEnglish
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      7 days ago

      mostly first. most gay bars are run by straight businesses men. just like most landlords are banks. just because your clientele belongs to a specific group or caste, doesn’t mean you must belong to them…

      why this distinction is important is precisely why this comparison is more accurate than you realise. both of these will sell you out of everything for financial gain… and with ICE, it’s coming.