Security concerns prompt changes at Toronto apartment buildings

Management company of a few Toronto apartment buildings make security upgrades after residents raised concerns. Pat Taney reports.

[hamzay]

So they "were" collecting tenants' data and only deleted it after being confronted and saying, "We never used it, " after continuously telling tenants they were "not" collecting their data; yeah, this sounds very sketchy.

[BrianThrives]

Just because the current owners / managers aren't recording tenant activity, doesn't mean new owners / managers won't. Security should not rely on parties promising they WON'T do something. Always prefer technical solutions so that parties CAN'T. Properly deployed end-to-end encryption is an example; it doesn't rely on companies promising not to read your messages. They can't, even if they want to.

[InvisibleHotdog]

They probably knew already and tried to get away with being cheap

[Carrie-soro]

What happens if there is a POWER OUTAGE? Does that mean that a tenant CANNOT get into their apartment? OR does it mean that now EVERYONE can gain access to the apartments?
What happens if the system has a bug/glitch in it or goes wrong in an upgrade? Do tenants LOSE ACCESS to their apartments - AND ALSO - can tenants end up LOCKED INSIDE - EVEN DURING A FIRE?

[timeandmaterialsdanforth]

So no emtry with a power outage..
There are many reasosns not to use these fobs. The only reason to use them is cost for the owners..

[raex_rz]

Don’t show the address of this place then show how a Flipper zero can open the locks… You just gave a video tutorial on how to rob this place.

[mellow-jello]

The transition purpose was always to save cost of rekeying, including lethargic supers that cannot be bothered with monitoring a locksmith while the unit remains open for access.

[alexsawa]

With electronic locks they can lock you out (or in) with the push of a button...

[JonniMartinez]

Fobs are good for the front entrance or garage but never for the apartment unit… the safest digital keys are now celular with NFC technology

[CanadianSmoke]

The Luddites had good reason not to jump on the technology band wagon with haste...
What do these locks do to apartment insurance rates?

[MusicAsWeMakeIt]

Landlords want 24/7 access and tenants can change keys.

[shoobydoobiemauiwowee]

I had a faulty lock on an old apartment door and I was drugged and sexually assaulted. Bad locks can cause a lifetime of trauma and landlords don't care about anything but money.

[johnnyboyvan]

How ridiculous. 🤔 I like my old school key 🔑.Of course you are being monitored...duh.

[Butterfly-rdje]

Y keep the keys it has never been an issue
No data should be recorded record 😮😮😮

[ssred]

Until it gets hacked like almost everything else, nowadays.

[OnlyTheStrongSurvive]

If I lived there I would not get those new keyless entry locks installed on my

[ashi]

getting into a building is super easy, regardless if it's a fob entry or keyed. people will hold the door for you if you ask lol

[FlowKio]

What happened to classic Schlage deadbolts?

[ericgeorgetruckgrilling]

Its very ironic because the first thing people complain about when doing a review on a hotel is if the hotel has "old fashioned" key locks.

[vasilytanygin]

Do these people know the word "raking"?