STOP - Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

Right now, 80,000 cameras are watching New Yorkers. This summer, we're taking on the surveillance dragnet, but we can't do it without help.

Support the fight: bit.ly/powerdownsurveillance

A new WIRED investigation raises serious questions about Madison Square Garden's surveillance and data collection practices—including reporting on internal databases containing sensitive personal information.

As S.T.O.P. Legal Director Darío Maestro said: "The company held onto a mountain of data it never needed, and ShinyHunters walked off with it. A company that cannot secure a customer list has no business scanning our faces."

Read the full investigation:

Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

Join us on July 8 for our Biometric Map Training, on how to use S.T.O.P.'s community-sourced Biometric Map to report sites of facial recognition, palm scans, and more surveillance tools across NYC.

Register at the link in bio!



https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/R6rxHUT1SSK09-x9t6pt8w?utm_campaign=skedlink&utm_medium=gallery&utm_source=skedlink #/registration

Read our latest op-ed with : New Yorkers shouldn’t have to trade their faces for a game, groceries, or basic services. It’s time to pass Intro 213 and

https://www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2026/07/opinion-knicks-won-their-fans-lost-their-privacy-its-time-ban-scan/414589/?oref=csny-homepage-river

The NYPD's DAS processes over 5 million license plate scans every day and links camera networks, 311/911 calls, and law enforcement databases into a single interface — accessible on every officer's smartphone.

All with no judge, no oversight, no consent.

S.T.O.P. filed a lawsuit to shut it down. Help us fund the fight: bit.ly/powerdownsurveillance