AMAZON SURVEILLANCE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA APARTMENT COMPLEXES Some apartment complexes in northern Virginia are mandatorily installing SmartHome, which is Smartrent.com, owned by Amazon!  A LOT of government people live in northern Virginia. People with security clearances want answers! They are installing: Fully digitized door locks.  They expect you will download their application onto your cell phone so you can open your door with your phone, or, in the alternate use a keypad.  They will be able to tell when you enter and exit your apartment, how long you are home and away, be able to guess if you’re just out running errands, or spend longer periods of time away from home suggesting you may have a nearby support system, etc.  They will know your coming and going patterns and customary times of travel, and how long you’re away.    They will also be able to tell if the door opens/closes more often than for the tenants use.  In other words,  if you have others visiting you. Sensors on the water heater. They will be able to tell what time you normally take a bath or shower, and be able to guestimate if others are routinely staying with you in your apartment by the water usage. Sensor on thermostat.  In the Winter, when someone gets home, they turn the heat up.  In the Summer, the A/C.  When they leave, they turn those things off or down.  They’ll be able to weigh whether you are home by your heat and A/C activity. Sensor on a light in the entrance foyer so you can turn your light on when you’re not home. They are also installing cameras so prospective tenants can view apartments remotely.  I do not know if they intend to install these cameras only when the apartment is vacant, but the installation crew is out West, which makes me wonder why they would fly all the way back East just to install cameras every time a unit is vacated. Their sensors will also be able to detect smoke (what kind of smoke is anybody’s guess), and it is unknown if they can detect anything else present in the home. The company touts full property access control, SURVEILLANCE, thermostat control, leak detection and power monitoring to aid with predictive maintenance. When asked if a tenant can opt out, both Management and Smartrent are playing dumb and not giving answers, each saying the tenant has to ask the other.