Not sure if this a rant or discussion .
I live in one of high rises in downtown. The building has always had fobbed schlage locks which weren’t great but was making things work
Recently the building , without any survey, testing or opinions has moved to app based locks or remembering multiple 7 digit code for each entrance of building and apartment. As a person who forgets my phone often and has finger mobility issues, I’m stuck with a non tactile lock, trying to push numbers on a touch screen.
Not even able to get in the garage reliably. And the building is telling people to abandon a running car to open the garage from inside or call 911 if you are stuck outside.
The hands free option is only for apple users. In New York City there are quite a few lawsuits about this but Seattle city as such doesn’t have laws about this.
There is no control on the app tracking each and every entry and exit into my own home. As a person with disabilities, there are no laws protecting me . the system is designed for perfect conditions – your phone is charged, you have great memories, great body strength to hold a cup of coffee, shopping bags and magically fingers which work to enter 7 digits.
Question: as more buildings adopt this, can we do anything to protect ourselves? The company is sitting on top of huge mine of data about our daily movement patterns and also lacks accessibility. You also cannot operate this with older phones with older Bluetooths.
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