Facial Recognition in Queensland Stadiums
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Surveillance
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| Datasets | Unknown Dataset 0051 |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Concluded |
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| Events | Start (2 January 2019, Documented, , No description) |
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| Managed by | Stadiums Queensland |
| Used by | Queensland Police Stadiums Queensland |
Location:
| City | Brisbane |
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| Country ⠉ | Australia |
Description[ ]
Queensland Stadiums admitted to trialling facial recognition technology for at least six months in their stadiums in 2019.
The move means patrons are being monitored in real time, with their biometric data potentially being stored and shared with other agencies such as state and federal police. While Stadiums Queensland (SQ) venues display privacy warnings about the use of CCTV, there is no signage suggesting facial recognition technology is in operation. It makes Queensland the third state behind New South Wales and Victoria to trial the mass surveillance technology at its major stadiums 1
SQ oversees the management of nine of the state's biggest venues, including Lang Park, The Gabba and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Last year, Sports Minister Mick de Brenni said the technology was being considered as part of an $8.3 million security upgrade across the suite of venues. An SQ spokeswoman confirmed the trial was underway and that data was being shared with police. "At this time, such software is only being used to identify patterns and anomalies in crowd behaviour [such as abandoned bags or long queues]," she said. "As indicated in the terms of entry, ticketholders agree to being filmed by CCTV for the purpose of venue security and public safety upon entry to Stadiums Queensland venues."1