Manchester City has denied reports they plan to introduce facial recognition technology to the Etihad stadium.
Media reports suggested the club was "considering" using the tech - a suggestion that had led some civil advocacy groups to suggest City were in danger of "normalising a mass surveillance tool."
But speaking to the Manchester Evening News, a spokesperson from the club clarified that the idea of using facial recognition technology at City's home stadium - which would replace ticketing or cards in certain dedicated 'lanes' - had merely been pitched to the club, and discussions had gone no further.
"It's not going ahead," City's spokesperson made clear.
Blink Identity was the Texas-based start-up behind the approach.
