https://www.cnet.com/news/your-landlord-turns-your-apartment-into-a-smart-home-now-what/

Bishop, like many of his neighbors, didn't ask for this, and he didn't have a say in the change. It was his landlord's decision, and so on installation day on Feb. 1, he looked at his new smart lock and tried typing in the unlock code that was texted to him. It didn't work. For nearly an hour, the software entrepreneur worked with the property manager to open his smart lock. A maintenance worker finally fixed it by connecting the hub to Bishop's personal home network without asking for his permission, which he took as a serious breach of privacy.

Bishop's story underscores the growing -- but awkward -- embrace of smart-home technology. Filling your abode with a collection of internet-connected devices is a trend that's sweeping across homes everywhere, even if it potentially creates security vulnerabilities. It's also caught on with apartment landlords, who see smart-home technology as a way to attract more tenants and save money by monitoring energy and water usage. But the aggressive embrace of innovation could leave tenants, who don't have a say in the upgrades, steaming.