What was supposed to be a festive end-of-year outing turned into a humiliation for an American lawyer. Kelly Corton, accompanied by her daughter, had gone to Radio City Music Hall, a New York performance hall. Problem: Once back in the room, the property’s security team quickly asked her mother to leave the premises.
Kelly Corton is accused of working for the law firm Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, with which Radio City Music Hall owner MSG Entertainment is currently on trial.
Facial recognition is used to identify potential threats.
However, the attorney is not related to any of the ongoing lawsuits between her firm and MSG Entertainment. But the facial recognition the store uses isn’t programmed to make these kinds of distinctions. The security officials did not ignore the identity of Kelly Corton.
And MSG persists and signs: no lawyer from Davis, Saperstein and Salomon is authorized to go to the premises belonging to the group. “MSG has a simple policy that prevents attorneys in active litigation against the company from attending events on our sites until the litigation is resolved.”
However, this use of facial recognition raises questions about its interest and legitimacy. A choice that MSG defended in a press release, ensuring that security was its number 1 priority and that facial recognition was only one of the methods used to identify potential threats.
Source: BFM TV
