# Smart Locks Endanger Tenants’ Privacy and Should Be Regulated | Electronic Frontier Foundation

<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/smart-locks-endanger-tenants-privacy-and-should-be-regulated>

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## What Jamie wrote

I haven't adopted that much "smart home" infrastructure, in part because of the privacy concerns. I've thought several times that having a smart lock at our cabin would be great, but yet another stream of data that can be sold and shared without our knowledge is enough to keep me away.

> - This data could give law enforcement a powerful new stream of data to be obtained without your knowledge. 
> - Landlords could use this data to harass or penalize tenants.
> - Private companies who manage this data could sell it. 
> - Both the smart lock itself and the system used to store the data could be hacked.
> - Finally, smart lock users themselves may be able to abuse the data.

The growing use of technology in our homes, a place that is recognized under our constitution in special ways, without privacy considerations is a problem.

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- [WT249: Weekly Thing #249 / GPT, Privacy, Crypto](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/249/), Notable

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