The letter claims that the technology could transform venues into “hotspots for ICE raids, false arrests and police harassment.”
“[But] the truth is that palm scanning, like facial recognition, is an example of biometric data collection, and could turn Red Rocks into the site of ICE raids, police violence, and false arrests,” it reads. “We’re calling on Red Rocks, AXS and AEG to reject this dangerous and invasive technology.
“Introducing palm scanning devices is a slap in the face to fans and artists that have fought so hard to promote safety for everyone at live events.
Organizers worry that the data collected from palm scanners could be sent to “government agencies that want to track and target political activists, people of color, and other marginalized groups. The fact that Amazon is storing the palm scan data in the cloud also raises unprecedented identity theft concerns, given that biometric data are largely immutable – they cannot be changed or replaced if stolen – and corporate cloud databases have frequently been targeted by hackers.
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