How is this different than what was already happening other than it's more obvious with a car and app? This has been going on for a really long time in the neig

How is this different than what was already happening other than it's more obvious with a car and app? This has been going on for a really long time in the neighborhood where the mayor of Seattle lives: https://laurelhurstcc.com/security/ https://laurelhurstcc.com/security/ So I'm sure this was standard practice in certain areas of LA and elsewhere too.