Leo groaned, rolling over in bed. His new home security system—top of the line, with AI-driven motion detection and facial recognition—had been sensitive ever since he installed it last week. Probably a stray cat on the porch again.

The question we must each answer is not, "Is this camera good security?" It is, "What am I willing to lose, and whose privacy am I willing to trade, for that feeling of safety?" Because the camera is watching—but so are we all. And that might be the most uncomfortable frame of all.

To address these concerns, many home security camera systems now include features such as: