Taylor Swift used facial recognition to ID stalkers
- 5 years ago
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift took no chances at her last L.A. concert as she turned to Big Brother-esque facial recognition tech to weed out any creepers.
When the popstar performed at the Rose Bowl on May 18, fans were able to watch her rehearsal clips at a special kiosk, according to a Rolling Stone report.
But turns out they were being watched too. Facial recognition cameras inside the kiosk was taking their photos and sending them to a Nashville command post. There, the images were cross-referenced with a database of Tay's known stalkers.
Mike Downing, chief security officer of an advisory board for concert venues, told the magazine, "Everybody who went by would stop and stare at it, and the software would start working."
When the popstar performed at the Rose Bowl on May 18, fans were able to watch her rehearsal clips at a special kiosk, according to a Rolling Stone report.
But turns out they were being watched too. Facial recognition cameras inside the kiosk was taking their photos and sending them to a Nashville command post. There, the images were cross-referenced with a database of Tay's known stalkers.
Mike Downing, chief security officer of an advisory board for concert venues, told the magazine, "Everybody who went by would stop and stare at it, and the software would start working."