Comment by 627467
2 years ago
I keep reading about this argument but Olympics and World Cup matches are arguably as large events (if not larger) and they place name on ticket and check ID at entrance.
people complain at ticketmaster yet seem to bend over backwards to justify the state of affairs
Not sure how they do it for Olympics and World Cup, they probably compensate with more gates/scanners than a typical venue. I am not advocating either way, which is either keep a ticket anonymous, or tie a ticket to an ID. I guess Ticketmaster would love to tie tickets to ID, so they would know the customers better.
If/when https://nfc-forum.org/news/2024-07-nfc-forum-defines-next-ge... gets implemented by Apple/Google then we could one phone tap, get the ID, the ticket and verify that they match.
But I have no idea when Apple or Google would implement those ?
You can rely on TM to do whatever makes the most money, and they probably know better than us. Also those you list are typically higher security events.
Yes, some events are different, like the Super Bowl for instance, where everyone is screened, and a simple concert, where you just need a ticket that scans.