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(1) Hey @Brkfldproprtl, looks like you just installed a terrifying #biometric #surveillance system in my building without notice or consent.

First off, when you subject tenants to disturbingly invasive surveillance systems, you might want to, you know, ask if we agree. 😡
(2) Next, the fact that I have absolutely no idea what the capabilities of the system are. Does this include #FacialRecognition? Clearly it has both computer vision and thermal imaging, but what else? One person in the lobby says it has mask detection AI, is that true?
(3) Who keeps this data? For how long? Is it routinely shared with police and/or public health authorities? Do you have a #privacy policy, and if so, where is it?

I know not every tenant is a #surveillance expert, but did you think none of us would care?
(4) As for the features we do know about, such as thermal imaging, what sort of bias audits have you conducted? Have you evaluated the efficacy of the system and potential differentials in error rates? Do we know it doesn’t discriminate against tenants of color? #ai #aibias
(5) Is the thermal imaging device used in the system FDA approved? What evidence shows it’s reliable? Or is this all just the latest #surveillance theater, where we create the illusion of safety, while creating very real privacy/civil rights harms and automating discrimination?
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