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Disneyland targeted in class-action lawsuit claiming new program is violating guests’ privacy

Nypost · · 504 words · By Nina Joudeh
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Disney has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over accusations it has quietly gathered guests’ biometric data using hotly debated facial recognition technology at the gates of Disneyland.”
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Only one relevant web search result confirms the class-action lawsuit regarding facial recognition at Disneyland gates. Other results are generic or irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — The class action lawsuit alleges that the entertainment brand does not adequately inform guests that it scans people's faces at the entrances to Disneyland and California Adventure. The complaint is s…
https://www.engadget.com/2176016/disney-faces-a-class-action…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — As you insert data into one field, you can just select Tab on the keyboard to...
https://www.lifewire.com/data-input-via-forms-1019283
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“The lawsuit, filed Friday in California federal court, claims the entertainment giant scans parkgoers’ faces at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure and compares the images to photos taken when guests first used their tickets or annual passes without properly informing visitors”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the parks, the specific details of the lawsuit's allegations regarding comparing images to ticket photos are not corroborated by multiple independent news sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disney California Adventure is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division. The 72-acre (29 ha) p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_California_Adventure
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disneyland is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States. It was the first theme park opened by the Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of the city centre of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hote…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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“Disney rolled out the facial recognition technology in April at entrances to Disneyland and its sister park, California Adventure.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Fortune, Altagic, and another news snippet) confirm that Disney implemented facial recognition technology at Disneyland and California Adventure entrances.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disney Adventure World (formerly known as Walt Disney Studios Park) is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 16 March 2002, and it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Adventure_World
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disney California Adventure is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division. The 72-acre (29 ha) p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_California_Adventure
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disney California Adventure is a Disney theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001. Here is a list of the current…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Disney_California_Adve…
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“The filing points to signs at four entrances where guests can avoid the scans”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic official site links or AI definitions and do not mention signs at four entrances to avoid scans.
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web search NEUTRAL — Elevate your disney experience. Disney Inspire Visa Cards are available in various designs.Skip the Standby Line with Lightning Lane Passes. Save time waiting in line so you can enjoy more of your hap…
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover 2 Disney Parks, 7 Disney Hotels, a golf course and Disney Village for even more magic and fun.Planning your Trip to Disneyland Paris. Discover products and digital services to help you both d…
https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd
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web search NEUTRAL — Facial Recognition is a technology that works by extracting features from an image uploaded by the user. Key facial features like eyes, nose, mouth, and the space between them are identified and conve…
https://lenso.ai/en/page/face-search
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“Madison Square Garden in New York City has used facial recognition technology to ban “enemies” of owner James Dolan from entering the venue”
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Wikipedia confirms James Dolan's role at MSG, but the provided evidence does not contain any information regarding the use of facial recognition to ban 'enemies'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Lawrence Dolan (born May 11, 1955) is an American businessman, and the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden Sports and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dolan_(businessman)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (also known as MSG Entertainment) is an American entertainment holding company based in New York City. It is controlled by the family of the late Charles Dola…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_Entertai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (also known as MSG Sports) is an American sports holding company based in New York City. MSG Sports manages professional sports teams. These include the National Bas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_Sports
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“Disney’s privacy policy states that biometric data collected through the system is deleted within 30 days unless needed for legal or fraud-prevention purposes.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions that Disney says numerical values are deleted within 30 days unless retained for legal or fraud-prevention purposes. Other results are irrelevant (e.g., Roblox).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming media service owned and operated by Disney Streaming, the streaming division of Disney Entertainment, a major business segmen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney+
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of films produced by and released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner (known as that since 1983, with Never Cry Wolf as its first release) and films released before that under the for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Walt_Disney_Pictures_f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Walt Disney Company, commonly and globally known as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burban…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company
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“the complaint goes further, alleging that Disney gathers biometric data through other park programs like MagicBand and PhotoPass”
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One web search result mentions the lawsuit alleges biometric data collection through MagicBand and PhotoPass. While Wikipedia confirms these programs exist, it does not confirm the lawsuit's allegations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Disney PhotoPass is a professional photography service offered at Disney theme parks, resorts, and Disney Cruise Line vessels. The service was launched on December 4, 2004, and provides guests with di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_PhotoPass
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A MagicBand is a plastic RFID bracelet that is used by guests at Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, and on Disney Cruise Ships (Called DisneyBand+ for the Disney Cruise Line). The MagicBands…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagicBand
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MyMagic+ is a suite of technologies first implemented at the Walt Disney World Resort that enable a number of services and enhancements to guests of the resort. Influenced by wearable computing and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyMagic+
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“The proposed class-action suit seeks at least $5 million for park visitors”
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One web search result mentions the complaint is seeking at least $5 million. Other results are generic definitions of class actions.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Class action lawsuit" and "class action suit" are pleonasms used by laypersons unfamiliar with the critical distinction between the legal terms of art "action" and "suit" (which traditionally refer, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_action
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web search NEUTRAL — Class Action Lawsuit Settlements & Rebates classaction.org.
https://www.classaction.org/settlements
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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“Disney last year paid $10 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint over the collection of children’s data on YouTube videos.”
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