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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/dfGobBluth on 2026-02-10 14:05:33+00:00.
Let me preface. I have cameras. lots of them. I have 12 exterior cameras. I have 2 cameras in my storage units on my property. I have 1 camera that could be considered "indoor" in the house. It points at my 3D printer and is framed to only show the inside of the printer and the feed. some of the wall behind it.
I have several dashboards around the house, hundreds of smart home sensors, automations etc. We have tracking on myself and my wife's phones and vehicles displayed on the select dashboards. My wife and I have full access to each others phones. Nothing malicious. Just to prep for meals and for FYI etc.
I see a lot of dashboards posted here. A lot of them have cameras all over the inside of the house.
I have 4 kids. they range from 3 to 19 years old. I would never put cameras in the house. My family, my kids deserve privacy in their home. In their entire home. My kids, my teens deserve to have an expectation of privacy and I would want to raise them to have that expectation in any private situation they are in.
We had baby monitors in the kids rooms when they were babies, but there was a clear limit at around 1.5- 2 years old where that was removed from the rooms.
I don't think pets need constant surveillance. If they do they either aren't trained properly or you are leaving them home alone far too much.
This is my opinion. I understand it won't be shared by everyone. As someone who integrates tech into just about everything am I the only one who thinks this way?