Las Vegas police could boycott working NFL games over facial ID policy
- NFL is implementing new credentialing requirements at its stadiums
- Las Vegas police officers could boycott over a new facial ID requirement
- Police are worried their personal information could be found by "anti-cop" groups
(NewsNation) — Las Vegas police officers are objecting to new NFL requirements that officers who provide security at Raiders games must submit personal information including a photo of themselves.
The NFL is expanding a new credentialing system from six teams to all 32, according to Sports Business Journal. These new procedures require facial authentication software for high-security areas such as the playing field, locker rooms and press box.
President of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association Steve Grammas is objecting to having to provide photos of the officer working security at games at Allegiant Stadium and said there was concern that their information could be found by “anti-cop” groups of people.
“I’m sure if you’re like me, you don’t want to have biometric data in the hands of people that you don’t know,” Grammas says in a video sent to union members earlier this month and published by TMZ.
The NFL director of communications Tim Schlittner said in a statement that the new credentialing system is meant to enhance security at NFL stadiums.
