Fresh efforts behind New York biometric ban for venues
New York assembly members have revived their push for a vote on a potential ban on venues from using features such as facial recognition
News By Ciaran Donnelly | 22 July 2026
New York legislators have revived efforts to ban the use of biometric technology in venues, raising uncertainty over many venues and ticketers’ explorations into the technology in the state.
New York State Assembly members Tony Simone and Rachel May have this month led a bid to reignite a bill first put forward in February 2025 in the wake of a media storm around the famous venue, with the bill being referred back to the legislature earlier this month.
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