Property News · January 20, 2018

Tickets: is this the system to finally beat the touts?


Ticketmaster’s new software will trawl Facebook and Twitter to check if you’re a ‘genuine’ fanYou might think you’re a real fan of an artist or show, but how far would you be prepared to go to get your hands on tickets to see them?Would you be willing to hand over your personal information – name, phone number, email address and so on – to a faceless third party, and let someone nose around your Facebook page and Twitter feed, so they can try to establish whether you are a “genuine” fan? Would you be prepared to boost your chances of getting a good spot in the queue for tickets by splashing out on pricey merchandise – or even providing a sample of your DNA? Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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