Apartment Homes “Smart Lock” Rental Property Privacy Violations Investigation

Lieff Cabraser’s Privacy Litigation Group is investigating renter complaints that “smart locks” and similar “smart” features like smart thermostats are illegally collecting and transmitting detailed personal data, including monitoring individual movement to, from, and within people’s homes. These smart devices are more commonly being forced upon tenants by corporate landlords, in what would appear to be direct violation of tenant privacy rights.

Contact a Recognized Privacy Lawyer at Lieff Cabraser Today

If you or a family member rent your home and are concerned about the reported extensive and ongoing privacy violations caused by landlord-mandated smart locks, smart thermostats, and similar “smart” devices, please reach out to us today for more information about your rights and potential recovery.

    About Lieff Cabraser’s Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Practice Group

    Lieff Cabraser’s Privacy & Cybersecurity practice group is a nationally and internationally-recognized leader in safeguarding people’s privacy against the pervasive and often hidden ways digital technology intrudes into and affects our daily lives. Lieff Cabraser has a proven track record of successfully taking-on the powerhouses of Big Data and social media, and making the online ecosystem safer and more just. The Privacy & Cybersecurity practice group’s honors include the National Law Journal’s 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers award for privacy and data breach litigation and Law360’s 2017 Data Privacy Practice Group of the Year.

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