The future of home security isn't just about higher resolution or better night vision—it's about building systems that respect the very privacy they are meant to protect.
This effectively deputizes private home technology into a municipal surveillance network. Civil liberties advocates argue this creates a surveillance state without the necessary legal oversight, normalizing the idea that citizens are constantly recorded, not just by the government, but by each other.
When a camera covers your front porch, it almost certainly captures the sidewalk, the street, and maybe the front of the house across the road. Legally, in most public spaces, that’s fine. Ethically? That’s where it gets gray.
Cloud servers can be hacked, exposing private footage to third parties.
