How Your Landlord Tracks Your Every Move With Smart Locks

Episode 35 of The Privacy Podcast dives into the hidden surveillance capabilities of smart locks and access control systems in rental properties. Lucas and Luna reveal how landlords and property management companies can collect timestamped entry logs, geolocation data from app-based keys, and even share that information with data brokers without explicit tenant consent. They examine a 2025 class-action lawsuit against a major smart lock manufacturer over undisclosed data sharing with Facebook, and discuss the legal loopholes that allow this under current privacy laws. The episode also offers practical advice on what tenants can do to limit tracking, including disabling cloud sync and using offline-only lock models. If you've ever wondered why your smart lock app requests location permissions, this episode explains the real reason. #SmartLocks #LandlordSurveillance #TenantPrivacy #AccessControl #DataBrokers #ClassActionLawsuit #FacebookDataSharing #PrivacyRisks #IoTDevices #RentalProperty #LocationTracking #EntryLogs #CloudSync #OfflineLocks #Technology #Privacy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo