They’re affordable and ubiquitous, but homeowners shouldn’t be able to act as vigilantes.

They’re affordable and ubiquitous, but homeowners shouldn’t be able to act as vigilantes.

Besides the privacy aspect of it all, I just know in 5 years they will declare the camera a security problem and shut it off. I want a porch camera that lasts for 20 years.

To be fair, they are a security problem.

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