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When a Phone App Opens Your Apartment Door, but You Just Want a Key

Discussion in 'privacy general' started by ronjor, Mar 24, 2019.

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By Corina Knoll March 23, 2019

At the heart of the dispute is a keyless entry system designed by the company Latch that has been installed in more than 1,000 buildings across the city.
Founded in 2013, the New York-based company saw a need for tenants and landlords to share access with guests, such as visiting family members, the electrician or a delivery person.
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America’s Favorite Door-Locking App Has a Data Privacy Problem
Great for landlords. Not so great for you.

Sage Lazzaro Apr 29
Amie Stepanovich, the U.S. policy manager for digital rights organization Access Now, says the system is “invasive” and that “Latch’s privacy policy fundamentally rejects basic tenets of privacy.”
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