A Landlord Wants Facial Recognition in Its Rent-Stabilized Buildings
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#2Every surveillance cams get equipped with facial ability? Sounds fantastic idea!
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#3among other things, this might be to track how many people stay in your home and for how long, and that might cause eviction.
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#4As a computer engineer, I get excited to see latest technology being applied to our every day lives. I can't wait to see a facial recognition system in action somewhere.
On the other hand, it is hard to disagree with this article. Getting photographed everyday or perhaps several times in a single day could quickly start feeling like a huge violation of privacy. All the security cameras in this building make things even worse because with an access to your facial data and your identity, they can now easily track everywhere you go inside your building. And then NYPD could theoretically subcontract a firm that interfaces with this building to track its occupants through the neighborhood with similar accuracy.
I really don't like where things are headed.
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#5This is almost surely about catching "unauthorized" tenants (e.g., medium/long-term guests) and finding grounds for eviction.
One of the many sorts of ubiquitous lease provisions that landlords are more than happy to turn a blind eye to for "desirable" market-rate tenants who pay on time each month, but will vigorously enforce against others.
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#6This is almost surely about catching "unauthorized" tenants (e.g., medium/long-term guests) and finding grounds for eviction. One of the many sorts of ubiquitous lease provisions that landlords are more than happy to turn a blind eye to for "desirable" market-rate tenants who pay on time each month, but will vigorously enforce against others.
Actually, I would guess catching people that try to Airbnb their rent-stabilized apt (short-term guests).
Honestly, I agree it is would be kind of messed up for someone to have the fortune of winning a below-market luxury apartment and turn that around and illegally rent it out for a massive markup on Airbnb.
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#7As a computer engineer, I get excited to see latest technology being applied to our every day lives. I can't wait to see a facial recognition system in action somewhere. On the other hand, it is hard to disagree with this article. Getting photographed everyday or perhaps several times in a single day could quickly start feeling like a huge violation of privacy. All the security cameras in this building make things ev…
> Getting photographed everyday or perhaps several times in a single day could quickly start feeling like a huge violation of privacy.
If you in the public spaces of a city, it's likely you are photographed thousands of times a day.
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#8I get where it’s coming from. I know a guy who’s been subleasing a rent-controlled studio in Nob Hill for years. It’s not a money grab, I think he’s just passing through his own cost. He’s just holding onto it as a backup.
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#9As a computer engineer, I get excited to see latest technology being applied to our every day lives. I can't wait to see a facial recognition system in action somewhere. On the other hand, it is hard to disagree with this article. Getting photographed everyday or perhaps several times in a single day could quickly start feeling like a huge violation of privacy. All the security cameras in this building make things ev…
> Getting photographed everyday or perhaps several times in a single day could quickly start feeling like a huge violation of privacy. If you in the public spaces of a city, it's likely you are photographed thousands of times a day.
But you do not imagine that people will compile a profile of all your random photos where you are just background.
(maybe google does, but that would be extremely creepy too)
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#10One result of doors being controlled by facial recognition -- or any other kind of biometric system -- is that you have to get permission from someone whenever you have a regular visitor. You can no longer give your girlfriend, boyfriend, dog sitter, relatives, or whoever you wish a key or access card to your home. You have to enroll that person in the facial database. And whoever is doing the enrolling can ask for lots of further information about your visitor, or take that opportunity of enrolling to impose restrictions on your visitor, or just say no -- you're not allowed that visitor. Wonderful surveillance and control society we're building one piece at a time.