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Tenants Call For Better Laws after Stopping Facial Recognition from Moving In

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday November 24 2019, @11:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the begun-the-surveillance-wars-have dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

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. 

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 25 2019, @09:42AM (4 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 25 2019, @09:42AM (#924455) Journal

    What's more, the managing agent refuses to provide video footage to the police even when they know a crime has been committed in view of the cameras.

    That'll work until the police get a search warrant. Then they'll stop refusing or go to jail/get their property (possibly including said property) seized.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @01:22PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @01:22PM (#924490)

    That'll work until the police get a search warrant. Then they'll stop refusing or go to jail/get their property (possibly including said property) seized.

    That assumes that the police actually care. Which they don't.

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday November 26 2019, @02:50AM (2 children)

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 26 2019, @02:50AM (#924763) Journal

      That assumes that the police actually care. Which they don't.

      Until they do. Plenty of circumstances will generate care in our law enforcement professionals.

      • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 26 2019, @04:10AM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 26 2019, @04:10AM (#924784)

        That assumes that the police actually care. Which they don't.

        Until they do. Plenty of circumstances will generate care in our law enforcement professionals.

        Yeah. Like when lippy, unarmed brown folks need to be taught a lesson. With lead.