Traditional tickets — even mobile tickets that have replaced printed versions — at stadiums across the country will soon become a thing of the past.
MLB and CLEAR have teamed up to implement biometric ticketing at select stadiums across the country that will allow fans to use their fingerprints — and eventually facial recognition — to enter the stadium on game day, eliminating the need for printed tickets at all. The program will begin at select ballparks later this season, with its full rollout launching next year at stadiums that already use CLEAR and Tickets.com.
All fans have to do is simply link their MLB.com accounts with their CLEAR accounts, and they’re good to go.
“Our collaboration with CLEAR is an important new technology initiative, delivering safe, simple and seamless experiences for fans,” Noah Garden, MLB’s executive vice president of business, told EnGadget in a statement.“Developing a partnership that will unify emerging identity technology and ticketing is reflective of our commitments to always improving ballpark accessibility and maintaining critical security standards.”
There is absolutely zero chance mlb will not abuse this info.The program will eventually expand to concession sales, too, allowing fans to pay for food and drink, and even validate their age for alcohol sales using their fingerprints.
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