Olympus Property apartments require facial scans: Difference between revisions
Parent company Olympusproperty.com requires the apartment Carrington Oaks in Buda TX to require facial recognition scans after application to the apartment. This is completed through the checkpointID website that builds a scan from your uploaded facial scan and facial scan of your ID. This is not comunicated until after application to the apartment, and they will not return the fee after a request to cancel the application. The checkpointID website policy requires applicants to agree to relea... |
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Texas passed the Biometric Identifier Act (Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act, CUBI) (https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint/consumer-privacy-rights/biometric-identifier-act). This act requires that notice be provided and consent obtained prior to capturing biometric identifiers. | |||
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==[Incident]== | ==[Incident]== | ||
Carrington Oaks in Buda TX requires collection of facial scans of persons and facial scans of pictures in ID. This is not communicated until after processing the application fee to the apartment. If someone refuses to consent to the facial scans collected by CheckpointID, the apartment will not refund the cost of the application. | |||
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===[Company]'s response=== | ===[Company]'s response=== | ||
No official written response has been submitted. | |||
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==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
The leasing office computer when used to complete applications will auto fill boxes that are clicked in with previous applicants data. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint/consumer-privacy-rights/biometric-identifier-act | |||
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