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Brooklyn tenants in rent-regulated apartments push state to nix landlord’s facial recognition software

Written by CRETech | May 3, 2019 11:55:55 AM

More than 130 tenants living in two rent-regulated Brooklyn apartment complexes demanded the state stop their landlord from installing facial recognition entry systems in their buildings Wednesday, arguing the move would create profound privacy concerns.

In their legal opposition filed with the state Department of Homes and Community Renewal, the tenants claim facial recognition technology “has no place in their buildings, nor in any rent regulated apartment in New York.”