A Landlord Wants Facial Recognition in Its Rent-Stabilized Buildings
One 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 <i>and control</i> society we're building one piece at a time.