Decrypting New MSG Surveillance Scoops & Whistleblower Power with ACLU’s Ben Wizner | PTFO
The Knicks are surging. But politicians are condemning owner James Dolan and his tax breaks, after our investigation with WIRED. So Pablo Torre tests the limits of facial recognition with his playoff ticket plug Ben Wizner, who just happens to be the Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU — and one of America’s foremost experts on modern privacy. Which makes him uniquely (if begrudgingly) qualified to break down everything from spooked NBA journalists and a banned puppy, to Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein connections… to, yes, the Mount Rushmore of whistleblowers.
• Previously on PTFO: Watching Fans, Monitoring Kids, Tracking Players — Knicks Surveillance, Revealed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNZ3hJPN5Vc
• From WIRED: "The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine"
https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/
• PTFO Vault: Thunder GM Sam Presti’s Jazz-Rap Album, Unearthed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFpdy6upiU
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