I just moved into a new apartment and I'm mortified the more I learn about the Latch lock that management has installed on every front door.

When they told me it has no physical key and needs to be opened by an app on my phone, the first thing I did was ask if I could replace the lock with one of my own.

"No."

For some unusual reason, the app also needs to have constant access to my phone's location. But I was relieved to learn that I can also just use a pin code, since I try not to carry my glorified tracking device …

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