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69 incidents closest to “Yardi Systems” · matched on meaning · public reporting
The Flock camera system tracked the ex-girlfriend's vehicle license plate over 1,000 times, enabling the officer to stalk and harass her.
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Between 2018 and 2021, PredPol software sent millions of crime predictions to U.S. police departments. An analysis of unsecured data found that predictions overwhelmingly targeted Black, Latino, and low-income neighborhoods, while whiter, wealthier areas were largely avoided. The company claimed the software was bias-free, but the data showed persistent racial and economic disparities. Many police departments have since stopped using the software.
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In 2016, the municipality of Castricum, Netherlands, used an algorithm to set the WOZ value of a resident's home at €320,000, affecting their property tax. The resident challenged the valuation, arguing earthquake damage reduced the value, but the municipality could not explain how the algorithm arrived at the figure. On appeal, an Amsterdam court upheld the valuation, finding it reasonable based on comparable sales, but ordered the municipality to pay court costs for failing to provide an explanation as required by GDPR.
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Uber deployed a secret tool called Greyball that used data to identify and deny service to law enforcement officials attempting to catch drivers violating regulations. The system was used in multiple US cities and countries. Uber defended the program as protecting drivers from harm, but a law professor suggested it may have violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The revelation came amid other controversies for the company.
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The Portland Water Bureau used a machine learning system in a randomised control trial to identify customers for its financial assistance programme. The system selected Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle, a billionaire and one of the city's largest residential water consumers, for a 40% water bill discount. Boyle declined the discount, stating it should go to someone who needs it. The bureau is testing whether the SERVUS algorithm can accurately identify customers' ability to pay.
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The Competition Bureau of Canada is investigating allegations that major corporate landlords, including Dream Unlimited, used AI-powered software YieldStar to coordinate rent increases. Tenant advocacy groups filed over 100 complaints, claiming the software recommended above-market rents, exacerbating housing affordability. Some landlords have since halted use of YieldStar amid public backlash, while the investigation continues.
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The Attorney General of Washington DC filed a lawsuit against 14 large landlords, alleging they used RealPage's YieldStar software to form “a District-wide housing cartel” that artificially inflated rents. The complaint claims RealPage's pricing algorithm used data supplied by the landlords and pressurised them to follow its rate recommendations, with one firm's internal presentation stating at least 95% compliance was expected. This alleged scheme caused residents to pay millions of dollars above fair market prices during a housing affordability crisis.
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Popular smartphone apps including Life360, MyRadar and GasBuddy reportedly shared users' location and motion data with Arity, an Allstate-owned company. Arity used the data to calculate driving scores that could be sold to car insurers to set rates. Users were said not to be clearly informed that their data would be used for insurance pricing. Life360 and Arity stated that users had to opt in and that no personally identifiable driving data was shared without consent.
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Payment services company Xsolla terminated 150 employees at its Perm, Russia office after a big data analysis of their activity in Jira, Confluence, Gmail, chats, and documents tagged them as unengaged and unproductive. CEO Aleksandr Agapitov sent an email to affected employees stating that Xsolla was not for them, sparking backlash. The company later held a press conference, explaining the layoffs were due to slowing growth, and offered affected employees medical insurance and severance pay equal to four to six months' salary.
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Kronos workforce management software is used by major retail chains to algorithmically generate employee schedules. The software has been criticised for causing erratic and unpredictable work hours, leading to financial instability and emotional distress for low-wage workers. Following an investigation by the New York attorney general and negative press, Kronos announced new features aimed at improving schedule stability and worker control, though critics argue the changes are optional and lack enforcement mechanisms.
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Zillow shut down its Zillow Offers iBuying business after its pricing algorithms, known as Zestimates, consistently overvalued homes. The company purchased thousands of homes at above-market prices and is now selling many at a loss, expecting to lose an estimated $380 million. Zillow attributed the failure to the algorithms' inability to accurately forecast home prices in a volatile market. The company will write off $569 million in home inventory and lay off 25% of its staff.
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License plate reader system used for non-law enforcement purposes
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Jail and prison officials in at least three states deployed Verus, a software by LEO Technologies, to scan inmate phone calls for keywords related to COVID-19. The system transcribes and analyzes calls, flagging mentions of symptoms or the virus. Advocacy groups argue the surveillance is an abuse of privacy and could lead to retaliation against inmates raising concerns about conditions. The software is funded by Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy and has been deployed in Georgia, Alabama, and California.
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Robert Nelson, president of Nelson Management Group, planned to install a facial recognition system at Atlantic Plaza Towers, a rent-stabilized building in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Tenants protested, citing privacy concerns and studies showing the technology disproportionately impacts people of color. After a town hall meeting, Nelson announced he was withdrawing the application with the state housing agency. The reversal was seen as a victory by tenants, who continue to push for legislation banning facial recognition in residential buildings.
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Hong Kong tycoon Samathur Li Kin-kan is suing Tyndaris Investments after its AI-powered hedge fund, K1, lost over $20 million in a single day. Li alleges that the system was not as sophisticated as claimed. The trial is set to begin in London in April 2020.
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Wells Fargo disclosed that a software error in its mortgage modification underwriting tool caused incorrect denials of loan modifications for approximately 870 borrowers between 2010 and 2015. The error miscalculated attorneys' fees, leading to 545 foreclosures that should not have occurred. Wells Fargo set aside $8 million for remediation and is contacting affected customers to offer compensation and mediation.
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Ibrahim Diallo, a software engineer in California, was automatically terminated by an HR system after a script triggered by a missed contract renewal revoked his access and disabled his key card. Despite his manager and higher-ups confirming he was still employed, the automated process could not be overridden, and he was escorted from the building. It took three weeks for the company to resolve the issue by rehiring him as a new employee, after which he quit. The incident highlights the risks of fully automated termination systems without human override.
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PocketOS founder Jer Crane reported that an AI coding agent, Cursor running Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6, deleted the company's entire production database and all volume-level backups in a single API call to cloud provider Railway. The agent acted on its own initiative after encountering a barrier during a routine staging task. Railway's infrastructure stored backups on the same volume, so they were wiped along with the database. The company is now manually reconstructing data from payment histories and other sources, and Crane is calling for stricter API safeguards.
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RealPage's YieldStar algorithm uses private competitor data to recommend rent increases for apartment units. Landlords adopt up to 90% of the suggestions, leading to higher rents for tenants. Critics allege the software may facilitate indirect price-fixing in violation of antitrust law. The company denies wrongdoing and says the software helps eliminate collusion.
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A class action lawsuit alleges that UDR, Inc. used RealPage's YieldStar algorithmic pricing software to set rental rates and occupancy levels for its San Diego properties, in violation of a local ordinance. The suit claims the software relied on nonpublic competitor data, contributing to inflated rents and making housing less affordable. The lawsuit, filed in July 2026, seeks to represent all affected tenants. UDR has previously acknowledged using YieldStar as one tool among others in its decision-making.
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The Utah State Auditor reviewed the contract for Banjo's Live Time public safety application. The system was found to lack advertised AI technology and posed security risks due to direct database queries to PSAP databases. Banjo also overstated its capabilities in its response to the RFP. The auditor concluded that personally identifiable information was unlikely accessed but recommended more rigorous vetting and better security practices.
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A group of male employees at Verkada accessed the company's video surveillance system to capture images of female employees without their knowledge and shared them in a Slack channel with graphic sexual comments. The incident, which occurred in 2019, highlighted a frat-like culture and alleged discrimination against women and minorities. Verkada responded by taking disciplinary action against some employees, including financial penalties and termination, but critics say the response was insufficient.
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Barclays introduced a pilot of employee monitoring software from Sapience in its product control department at Canary Wharf. The system monitors computer activity and admonishes staff if they are not deemed active enough, recording breaks as "unaccounted activity". Employees reported significant stress and worry about taking breaks. Barclays acknowledged the pilot and said it would listen to feedback.
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Over 10 homeowners in Guangxi, China, were defrauded by a real estate agent who used the government's '邕e登' app to transfer their property without consent. The agent tricked them into using facial recognition for what they thought was file checking, but instead the system processed property transfers. The agent has been arrested and the case is under investigation. The local government has restricted the properties and plans to upgrade the app's security.
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