Liz Krueger
Role at the time: New York state senator
Condemned
Statement summary
Krueger condemns MSG's lawyer exclusions as retaliation and urges scrutiny of its public permits and benefits.
“MSG’s use of facial recognition technology to retaliate against employees of law firms engaged in litigation against them is deeply concerning. It is an unacceptable invasion of the privacy of all their patrons, and a blatant attempt to intimidate and bully those who might want to pursue their day in court against the company.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)New York officials and privacy advocates oppose MSG's facial-recognition exclusionsStatements by Gonzalez, Krueger, Simone and Fox Cahn
A state Senate release quotes lawmakers and S.T.O.P. opposing the exclusion of attorneys based on their employers' litigation. It includes requests for privacy safeguards and scrutiny of public benefits.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Reference point: MSG's policy of excluding lawyers at firms suing it. Krueger calls the policy retaliation, an invasion of patrons' privacy and an attempt to intimidate people who might sue the company. Challenged the characterization loses because Krueger criticizes the conduct itself.