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Cassandra Morgan

Stadium deploys facial recognition after pitch invasion

AAMI Park has been fitted with facial recognition technology ahead of the next A-League season. (Scott Barbour/AAP PHOTOS)

Tennis fans at the Australian Open could be subject to facial recognition after Melbourne's AAMI Park joins the list of stadiums using the technology.

Soccer club Melbourne Victory on Thursday flagged facial recognition technology would be deployed at AAMI Park for the 2023/24 A-League season to identify people banned from entering the stadium and stop those who otherwise posed a security threat.

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