Instead of a subscription-based camera, invest in a Network Video Recorder (NVR) or a system with onboard SD card storage. Your footage stays inside your house, not on a Chinese server or an AWS data center.
While it reduces false alerts, it also collects granular data about human behavior. Your camera knows when the mailman arrives, when your teenager sneaks out, and when your neighbor walks their dog. Most manufacturers store this footage on the cloud, often unencrypted.
Have you ever found a neighbor's camera pointing directly at your house? How did you handle it? Let me know in the comments below.
Most modern systems (Reolink, Ubiquiti, Eufy) allow you to set "privacy zones" or "masking areas." Use them. Literally draw a black box over your neighbor’s windows. You don't need that footage anyway.
