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

  • Burninator05@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 days ago

    What most Gen-Z and younger folk don’t know is that before cameras were everywhere, trouble makers were taught violently who would not tolerate their trouble makery.

    I agree 100% with this statement. The person doesn’t necessarily need to be beat up but there aren’t any real social consequences to being an asshole anymore. No one doing anti-social but not actually illegal things are dealt with.

    • Canaconda@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      Lets not forget some of them are creeps touching women on the dance floor. Those are the fucking worst cuz they always play the victim card when women retaliate. From a venue perspective you have to do something about them. Cuz if women don’t feel safe at your venue you are 100% going out of business.

      I worked at a venue where multiple bars nearby shared their patronscan ban list cuz we were having problem guys leaving one bar and starting problems in the next one. But not enough to get them arrested.