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The National Football League (NFL) has introduced a new policy that requires all stadium employees, including police officers and media representatives, to undergo biometric facial scanning. The leader of the resistance was Steve Grammas, the head of the Las Vegas police union, who strongly opposed the introduction of the technology.
Grammas was surprised to learn that the new NFL policy requires police officers to provide biometrics if they want to continue working at games. Grammas stressed that such a requirement implies a loss of control over personal data. The technology is being implemented by Wicket, which assures of the voluntary nature of participation in the program. However, the actual situation looks different: those employees who refuse to scan risk losing their jobs.
Wicket's facial scanning technology is already in active use in a number of professional sports leagues, including the NFL, baseball league and tennis associations. Some NFL teams are even using this technology to speed up fan service in stadiums, and one team has implemented it in sales areas to reduce queues, which also caused outrage among fans.
Despite the widespread use of the technology, Steve Grammas is strongly opposed to its use on police officers. According to him, police officers are professionals, not service personnel, and they cannot be equated with ordinary stadium employees. Grammas also noted that facial scanning is not necessary to fulfill security duties, as police officers are already undergoing thorough checks and are under the constant control of their commanders.
The problem has acquired a national scale. Representatives from labor unions and police departments from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida and Colorado have already asked Grammas for advice on reneging on the agreements with the NFL that their departments have signed.
Grammas believes that the new NFL system complicates the security process too much and creates unnecessary risks for police officers. Grammas recalled that even with the protection of the US president, police officers are not required to hand over biometric data, and expressed bewilderment why the NFL considers it necessary at sporting events.
To date, the union has managed to ensure that the Las Vegas police do not have face scans at preseason games. However, the NFL insists that the new system is necessary to improve security in stadiums and says it is ready to continue dialogue with all stakeholders.
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The National Football League (NFL) has introduced a new policy that requires all stadium employees, including police officers and media representatives, to undergo biometric facial scanning. The leader of the resistance was Steve Grammas, the head of the Las Vegas police union, who strongly opposed the introduction of the technology.
Grammas was surprised to learn that the new NFL policy requires police officers to provide biometrics if they want to continue working at games. Grammas stressed that such a requirement implies a loss of control over personal data. The technology is being implemented by Wicket, which assures of the voluntary nature of participation in the program. However, the actual situation looks different: those employees who refuse to scan risk losing their jobs.
Wicket's facial scanning technology is already in active use in a number of professional sports leagues, including the NFL, baseball league and tennis associations. Some NFL teams are even using this technology to speed up fan service in stadiums, and one team has implemented it in sales areas to reduce queues, which also caused outrage among fans.
Despite the widespread use of the technology, Steve Grammas is strongly opposed to its use on police officers. According to him, police officers are professionals, not service personnel, and they cannot be equated with ordinary stadium employees. Grammas also noted that facial scanning is not necessary to fulfill security duties, as police officers are already undergoing thorough checks and are under the constant control of their commanders.
The problem has acquired a national scale. Representatives from labor unions and police departments from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida and Colorado have already asked Grammas for advice on reneging on the agreements with the NFL that their departments have signed.
Grammas believes that the new NFL system complicates the security process too much and creates unnecessary risks for police officers. Grammas recalled that even with the protection of the US president, police officers are not required to hand over biometric data, and expressed bewilderment why the NFL considers it necessary at sporting events.
To date, the union has managed to ensure that the Las Vegas police do not have face scans at preseason games. However, the NFL insists that the new system is necessary to improve security in stadiums and says it is ready to continue dialogue with all stakeholders.
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