The original post: /r/privacy by /u/privacyovermatter on 2025-01-21 20:19:08.

A friend visited the arena and told me about the invasive privacy requirements required to enter Steve Ballmer’s $2B playground.

First off, every single attendee has to create an account on their broken Intuit Dome app (1.5 star reviews). If you don’t get the app, you don’t get in - even if you paid for a ticket!

The app asks for location data, payment data, and a facial scan for the privilege of using the ticket you bought. Based on appstore reviews, the thing barely functions for its intended use, which gives zero confidence in its data security.

Look, if you want to give your data to Steve Ballmer to buy chicken fingers without your wallet, be my guest. What I have an issue with is REQUIRING people to download your buggy app. What about people without phones? What about people who don’t want to give away their data?

For years we’ve been moving towards a future where you can’t do much without giving up personal data, but it should still be possible to go to a public event (that you’re paying for!!) without having to have a single-use account.