The goal of a home security camera system is not to watch everyone; it is to watch for threats . The paranoid installation—cameras in every corner, covering the entire block, recording audio 24/7—does not make you safer. It makes you a liability.
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.