She tapped the feed. Their bedroom was dark. Leo was snoring softly, a tangle of sheets and limbs. The camera in the corner—the one aimed at the window for “fire safety”—showed nothing. Just the dresser, the laundry basket, and the faint red glow of the smoke detector.
Some budget-friendly camera brands may supplement their income by analyzing user data or metadata to serve targeted ads or improve their AI models, often buried deep within a "Terms of Service" agreement that few people read. The "Neighborly" Privacy Gap
If a manufacturer has weak security protocols, hackers can hijack camera feeds. There have been numerous documented cases of "camera-napping," where bad actors gain access to interior cameras, sometimes even using the two-way talk feature to harass residents.