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3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Increased use of surveillance technologies by landlords across the United States could worsen a looming eviction crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, researchers and renters warned on Monday. Speaking on a webinar, tenants and tech experts detailed the use of cameras, facial-recognition scanners and license plate readers, which they said were routinely deployed without residents’ consent or any explanation as to how their data is used. Few laws govern the use of these systems, mandate disclosure of their deployment or offer tenants much legal recourse, said Erin McElroy, a postdoctoral researcher at New York University’s AI Now Institute. ....
A file photo of housing activists protesting evictions in Swampscott, Massachusetts. A moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control in September that protects certain renters from eviction expires at the end of the year. AP WASHINGTON: Increased use of surveillance technologies by landlords across the United States could worsen a looming eviction crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, researchers and renters warned on Dec 14. Speaking on a webinar, tenants and tech experts detailed the use of cameras, facial-recognition scanners and license plate readers, which they said were routinely deployed without residents’ consent or any explanation as to how their data is used. ....