A truly safe home is not the most recorded home. It is the home where everyone—residents, neighbors, and visitors alike—knows exactly what is being watched, why it is being watched, and how long it will be kept.
But as these devices have become cheaper, smarter, and more ubiquitous, a complex question has emerged from the shadows of this technological boom: Just because we can watch everything, should we?
Do you have the right to monitor your partner, your adult child, or your guest in a shared living room without explicit, ongoing consent? 2. The Neighborhood Informant Your doorbell camera catches your neighbor’s teenager climbing out their window at 2 AM. Or your backyard camera sees the couple next door having a loud argument. You didn’t intend to capture these moments, but you did. Do you ignore them? Do you tell the parents? Do you upload the clip to Facebook?