Privacy concerns don’t just stop at your front door; they extend to your neighbors. A camera angled too sharply might capture a neighbor’s backyard or their front windows. This has led to a new wave of "suburban surveillance" friction.

I have a hard rule for clients: Ever. Additionally, always change the default password on indoor cameras. There is a horrific history of "baby monitors" being hijacked because the owner left the password as "admin."

: Internet-connected devices are vulnerable. Reported incidents include hackers speaking through cameras or footage appearing on unauthorized devices.

While capturing a slice of a neighbor's yard accidentally is often permissible, deliberately aiming a camera at a neighbor's window or fenced-in backyard can lead to legal liabilities or civil lawsuits.

But as we drill mounting brackets into our eaves and sync devices to the cloud, we are forced to ask an uncomfortable question: