Some property managers want to install smart home systems and technology like facial recognition because they consider it a convenience for tenants and a security measure. The technology could deter thieves from entering the building, while also making it easier for residents to get inside.
Tenants worry the technology is a new way for landlords to keep a close eye on people in their homes. In New York, a smart intercom system was being pitched to landlords as a way of catching and evicting tenants going against the building's code of conduct.
Property technology is essentially unregulated because it's relatively new. There are no laws covering it, though members of Congress have proposed a bill to keep facial recognition out of federally funded housing. Tenants worry about surveillance and privacy when smart home systems are in place, and have sued landlords for the right to use physical keys.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by looorg on Sunday November 24 2019, @04:29PM
It probably depends on which emergency service and what kind of barrier/gate/fence etc there is. From what I have been told by the boys in the FD they will either ram small gates and barriers as needed and they bring equipment to deal with other hindrances. It's probably worse for Ambulances and PD since they don't tend to have that size of vehicles and equipment under normal circumstances.