Whare Hauora was concerned vulnerable families would agree to having sensors in their Kāinga Ora homes without understanding the amount of privacy they were giving up. Concerns have been raised that sensors placed in state homes to monitor heat and humidity could be used to evict tenants for overcrowding, a charity says. In March 2018, Kāinga Ora, previously Housing NZ, installed electronic sensors in 160 homes across Palmerston North and Hutt Valley. The sensors are used to measure temperature, carbon dioxide and humidity and, as part of the Smart Homes Project, it wants to introduce them in more homes across New Zealand. Tenants who participated in the first stages of the project had valued having the sensors in their homes, she said.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2019 01:07 UTC