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GAO warns of privacy risks in using facial recognition in rental housing
- immibis 1y agoIf it's legal and makes profit, it will happen. All of this is meaningless while it remains legal.
- aleatorianator 1y agoTelescreens here we come it'll be a "low income hosing" like a spotify with "ads" but the ads are there's live surveillance in your home, for "safety" of the property or to offset the "cost" of your life or whatever.... at first we're gonna be able to pay to avoid surveilled housing, but eventually it'll be only the stupidly wealthy that can afford not being surveilled.
- SilverElfin 1y agoWhat about risks from facial recognition in airports? I’m shocked how everyone just says yes and does the scan. That is going to normalize facial recognition everywhere else including rental housing.
- hdgvhicv 1y agoPeople don’t care. Privacy advocates have never won the battle over “nothing to hide”
- ranger_danger 1y agoHow does one measure "winning" this battle you speak of?
- hdgvhicv 1y agoGetting the majority of people to actually be in favour of privacy.
- staplers 1y agoI’m shocked how everyone just says yes and does the scan. Never had a TSA employee not make some eye-roll or snarky remark. They're aware of the social shaming loophole.
- SilverElfin 1y agoWhen I opt out of TSA nonsense I have to always wait for several minutes in an odd spot like I’m some criminal. It’s certainly awkward and uncomfortable but also I feel like the delay is meant to discourage opting out.
- tayo42 1y agoWhat are you opting out of?
- SilverElfin 1y agoWalking through the scanner.
- tayo42 1y agoDidn't think that's a big deal anymore. You can get precheck though. It makes the whole airport experience much more sane
- ranger_danger 1y agoIt's not. But precheck comes with its own even more invasive privacy issues.
- wahnfrieden 1y agoOn a recent flight the agent told me that they are changing the rule soon and will start taking you aside (potentially to a room?) for further questioning if you opt out. I didn't verify if they were telling the truth or what the current status is.
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- Telemakhos 1y agoHow much privacy did you have in an airport to begin with? You gave your identity to the airline when you bought a ticket, and the airline passed that on to the government. You can't fly anonymously and, as far back as I can remember, never could. Even without cameras, you need a ticket to get past security, so everyone airside has already been identified. If it's an international flight, you already gave some government a biometric-friendly photograph with your passport application. When you rent housing, your landlord is likely to require some identification for a credit check. Your face isn't going to make a difference here, because you already handed him your ID. Where it might make a difference is internal security camera footage: if you let your significant other live with you without paying rent, the landlord will know because her face will be recognized. If you sublet without notifying the landlord, he'll know. If you're running a flophouse or drug den, he'll know. But he already knew who you were before you signed a lease, because ID is more than a face.
- staplers 1y agoA semi-anonymous distant photo correlated by some gov agency (with effort) is preferable to voluntary id-verified HD facial scans uploaded as gov contracted corporate property.
- themafia 1y ago> You can't fly anonymously and, as far back as I can remember, never could. This is only true for commercial flights. If you charter a plane you can be as anonymous as you like. > But he already knew who you were before you signed a lease Add a single third party, like the police to this mix, and the problem should become apparent. Whether or not my landlord has access to this information is one problem, who they can share it and how they share it is another.
- randomjoe2 1y agooh wow yeah all of us are chartering planes left and right for privacy reasons, really good point man
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- cwmoore 1y agoNo-fly list, no rent list, not your privilege, not my problem. /s
- m463 1y agoA friend had an apartment with a package rooms requiring facial recognition consent to receive packages. It was managed by a third-party company called Luxer One
- ajb 1y agoAn acquaintance once described a summer camp they were at as a child. Mostly it was like all summer camps, a load of fun activities for kids. It was Jewish themed, since it was for Jewish kids. But there was one activity not like the others: First, all the kids had to write their name on a piece of paper. Then they were all rounded up to one area. Then they were formed into a queue. Then, one by one, they had to hand over the paper with their name and watch it burn. All the kids were crying at the end, because the lesson was: sometimes the rules are not there for you. Sometimes the adults are not your friend, but your enemy. You need to watch for those times, those rules, and not obey them, or you will die.
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