Facial Recognition Continues to Proliferate at Concerts and Festivals
The trend of employing facial recognition devices in any place where a large number of people gather and circulate – such as airports, stadiums, and even the high street – is becoming clear and evident.
The entertainment industry is no exception, with proliferation continuing at pace at concert venues and festivals.
Those who fear increasingly efficient mass surveillance as the result of this trend see the reason for that fear precisely in the scale of the biometric data captured in these places.
But those pushing for more and more adoption say this is done to ensure security (prevent ticket scalping, and such) and speed things up – aka, “streamline access” by avoiding long queues.
That’s essentially a call to “embrace convenience” in exchange for true security, and privacy – and it’s a call most people find hard to resist.
In the US, many stadiums that are venues for games played as part of professional leagues are already using what reports call “advanced systems,” while companies like Denso Wave are emerging as key sellers.
Denso Wave’s original “claim to fame” was QR tech, but now, facial recognition has been “integrated” into this, with the product, Secure QR Code (SQRC) used at festivals and other similar events.
In the sports world, it is not just the US and the likes of the MLB (The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati now “boasts” facial recognition) that are examples of the proliferation of facial recognition targeting fans.
Nor is Japan’s Denso the only industry “leader” – biometric ID verification is also actively developed and sold by the Korea Creative Content Agency, among many others. This particular company stepped in to “secure” K-Pop concert tickets.
In Europe, ticket sellers and football venues in countries as far apart as Denmark and Cyprus have all turned to facial recognition-powered surveillance, and this is always presented as something positive – such as a “clamp down on scalping” that is at the same time “user friendly.”
In Denmark, this concerns Ticketbutler partnering with Noticket, a company that promises to “revolutionize events with modern technology” by providing an “event tool” that combines precise data collection for organizers.
UK Announces Crackdown on Illegal Immigration
London is set to introduce a series of new measures aimed at tackling illegal immigration into the UK and at strengthening the country’s border security, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced.
According to a Wednesday statement, over the next six months the government plans to achieve the “highest rate of removals of those with no right” to be in the country since 2018, including asylum seekers whose applications have failed.
“We are taking strong and clear steps to boost our border security and ensure the rules are respected and enforced,” Cooper stated.
The new measures include the immediate recruitment of up to 100 new specialist intelligence and investigation officers at the National Crime Agency (NCA) to “disrupt and smash criminal smuggling gangs and prevent dangerous boat crossings.”
The government also revealed plans to increase its detention capacity, with 290 new beds at the Campsfield and Haslar Immigration Removal Centres.
In addition, a new intelligence-driven illegal working program will be rolled out to target, investigate and take down “unscrupulous employers who illegally employ those with no right to work here.”
“A range of sanctions, including financial penalty notices, business closure orders and potential prosecution, will be taken against those employing illegal workers,” the statement reads. “Those caught working illegally and eligible for removal will be detained, pending their swift removal.”
READ MORE: Majority of Brits blame immigration for unrest – poll
According to The Independent, critics have called the government plans “a waste of taxpayer money,” claiming that they lack detail and fail to recognize “the dignity and humanity of migrants,” particularly in the wake of recent riots that targeted hotels housing asylum seekers across the country.
The new plan means more than 14,000 deportations by the end of the year, the newspaper wrote on Wednesday. However, the figure is far lower than the 45,000 returned in 2010 under the former Labor government and less than the 19,000 migrants who have arrived in Britain by crossing the Channel in small boats so far this year, The Independent also noted.
Official statistics show that, with legal and illegal immigration combined, some 1.2 million people moved to the UK last year, 85% of them from outside the EU.
Watch: Top Moments From Cringe DNC Finale
Watch the highlights from Infowars’ exclusive coverage of the Thursday night DNC finale.
NBA superstar Steph Curry made a video call to the convention to throw his support behind Kamala Harris.
Detached NBA Dribbler Says Kamala Cares About Poor People….At Least He’s Admits She Wants You To Be Broke pic.twitter.com/ceBr2J0p6U
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 23, 2024
Texas Democrat Colin Allred, the stooge selected to replace failed senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, gaslit the audience by claiming Harris would lower gas prices if elected.
BETO Replacement Claims Kamala Will Lower Prices While Presiding Over The Highest Inflation Levels In Generations pic.twitter.com/dlh4O6Rz0Z
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 23, 2024
Stay tuned for more updates.
Exclusive! Kamala Harris Joins Infowars Before Finishing Her Coup Against Joe Biden With DNC Acceptance Speech
Don’t miss the moment a potentially intoxicated Kamala Harris (impersonator) joined Chase Geiser on Infowars just ahead of the Democrat presidential nominee’s acceptance speech at Thursday night’s DNC.
Exclusive: Kamala Harris Joins Infowars Before Finishing Her Coup Against Joe Biden With DNC Acceptance Speech pic.twitter.com/s5amCKLkGQ
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 23, 2024
Top Virologists Blow Whistle: Monkeypox Is Actually COVID Vaccine-Induced ‘Autoimmune Blistering Disease’
Top doctors worldwide are stepping forward to expose the World Health Organization’s monkeypox scare as a cover-up for known side effects linked to the COVID mRNA vaccines. According to leading virologist Dr. Poornima Wagh, we […]
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Vivek Ramaswamy Crashes DNC & Gets Swarmed By Leftists Protesters Shouting, ‘Racist Go Home’
Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy made an appearance outside the Democratic National Convention on Thursday where he was met with stereotypically angry leftists.
The liberals told Vivek, who is of Indian descent, that he is a “racist” who wasn’t welcome at their pro-Palestine protest.
His presence caused a disturbance between the anti-American left and pro-America right.
???PROTESTER CLASHES WITH VIVEK AT DNC: YOU’RE NOT WELCOME HERE
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 22, 2024
PROTESTER:
“I’m asking you that you have no right to be here if you’re not in support of the Palestinian people.
If you’re not going to call for an end to the genocide, and an end to the killing, and if you’re… pic.twitter.com/pa1ciVuvzD
Protesters fight over if @VivekGRamaswamy is a racist or not after his arrival at March om DNC. @RealAlexJones @infowars @DewsNewz @HarrisonHSmith @realchasegeiser @OwenShroyer1776 @RundownLive #DNCConvention2024 #DNC2024CHICAGO #DNC2024 pic.twitter.com/OLOdj1Q56k
— Kristan T. Harris (@KristanTHarris) August 22, 2024
America First counter protesters clash with Free Palestine protesters on last day of March on the DNC at Union park. #DNCConvention2024 #DNC2024CHICAGO #DNC2024 @RealAlexJones @infowars @OwenShroyer1776 @HarrisonHSmith @DewsNewz @InfowarsJournal @RundownLive @realchasegeiser pic.twitter.com/P47EqrM6Z1
— Kristan T. Harris (@KristanTHarris) August 22, 2024
Indian-American politician Vivek Ramaswamy visited Union Park in Chicago and was surrounded by a mob of journalists, communists, and bodyguards.
— Edward Szall (@realEdwardSzall) August 22, 2024
Vivek kept his cool, and was seen smiling and carrying on conversations with protestors, even as insults were hurled from the crowd. pic.twitter.com/6GLAOz7KN8
??? Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy just showed up and said his favorite part of being in Chicago was people exercising their 1st amendment rights, even though he doesn’t agree with all of it.
A true patriot!!#DNC2024CHICAGO #DNCConvention2024 #Vivek pic.twitter.com/1fvLs3EWPg— The Xplorer Report (@Xplorer_Report) August 22, 2024
When he wasn’t hounded by rabid protesters, Ramaswamy showed he’s a man of the people by speaking to liberals with an open ear.
The Trump-supporting former presidential candidate even talked with a local communist who took part in the capitalist practice of selling Vivek a commie book.
NOW: Vivek Ramaswamy buys a communist news paper outside of the DNC From protesters. pic.twitter.com/3j9srw3fWU
— Oliya Scootercaster ? (@ScooterCasterNY) August 22, 2024