An “IoT Apartment IoT hacker” is a digital insurgent engaged in a low-intensity conflict with their lease agreement. Their mission is to build the “home of the future” without leaving a single hole in the wall that could jeopardize a $2,000 security deposit.

In this world, the primary tools of innovation are not drills or wiring diagrams, but industrial-grade adhesives and the sheer audacity to believe that a smart lock can be held on by hope and double-sided tape.