European Stadia Embrace Technology in Spite of Privacy Concerns

By Deanna Reiss   How smart is too smart? For a stadium? Or a smart-phone? Or a hacker? As technology evolves to the point of non-fuzzy facial recognition upon stadium entry, how much of our privacy are we willing to risk to enjoy an in-person sporting event?   Alternatively, as stadia become smarter in the sense that designers intend them to be smart for the benefit of the consumers; traffic flow, weather patterns, and food orders will be smart-phone accessible. But what about the fan