Regional Talk > Southeast > Barcodes and security gates - WTF?!

reply to Maxo

Re: Barcodes and security gates - WTF?!

Whatever you do, DO NOT overlap the barcodes, EVIL things will happen!!!!!!!!!!

reply to Stiv2k
You probably won't notice any pattern. If you could see them the way the computer sees them it would just be a bunch of random numbers, like 18372958002. Another person might have 78392047615. These numbers probably represent each individual renter so it knows who is coming and going and when. Having numbers on the side of your car would make it very difficult for the scanner to read. That's the purpose of bar codes. The computer can quickly read them and convert them to numbers internally.
The fact your landlord knows every time you enter your community is reason enough for me to not want to live in a place like that.
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I enjoy being the holder of my personal information. There's nothing special about which pair of underware I'm wearing today, and there's not really much one can do with that information, but I'm not for having that information freely available to people. I enjoy my personal privacy and the ability to relese it on my own terms.

What, in regards to coming and going?

This is an apartment complex and the landlord doesn't want people that don't belong there at the location. Or look at this way, having the bar code gives you a right of passage to the complex. I really don't see how that intrudes on your privacy.

It is no different if you lived in a residential neighborhood. Your neighbors will always notice your car entering and leaving your driveway. If it is you, no big deal. If it is someone suspicious, there would be a cause of some kind of concern but you have been watched.

Personally, I would thank the apartment complex for trying to make their customers/guest as safe as possible trying to reduce crime there.
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I'm not really interested in arguing for my views on privacy in this thread. The OP is free to disagree or agree with my original statement. I don't really care.

reply to Juke Box

I did mention "equipment" was involved.

Look at this way, this is an apartment complex. People rent there, or they could be condos also. Except for the condo there is no real ownership of the renter and the responsibility of security is up to the apartment owner.

I really don't see how entering and leaving the premises constitute "logging your every move".

However, there is this other train of thought. It is a popular concept to sell apartments as condos. If this particular place is planning on doing that. Then that also could be the reason why they are trying to secure their property.

Either way, I don't see this as an invasion of privacy. More like an attempt to secure the premises and keep their patrons safe.
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