Earlier this month, a viral post on X claimed that the NFL would start using facial recognition technology (FRT) "to verify the identity of people entering [each] stadium." According to the rumor, the league had partnered with Wicket, a facial recognition software company, and would soon begin its fan surveillance program.
Wicket's chief operating officer, Jeff Boehm, told Reason in a statement that the company's FRT technology was being used to verify the identity of "credential holders seeking access to restricted areas of the stadium, not for ticket holders."
