[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Consent is given when you choose to live in the property.

Incorrect.

As a landlord I can tell you that my tenants have rights that I may not abridge. Bugging their home without their permission is one of them.

[mlo]

"Incorrect."

I was speaking in moral terms not legal ones. The law gives tenants far more rights than they are morally entitled to.

[discostu]

It’ll be advertised as a feature. All the smart home benefits (all that remote control stuff) and automatic maintenance tickets via Alexa. It’ll make them luxury apartments and people will pay more.