AwarenessYour devices, car & home
Doorbells & home cameras
Your camera films the neighbours; theirs films you.
Understand it
A video doorbell or home camera pointed at the street records passers-by, neighbours and the public - which carries data-protection duties in the UK - and sends footage to a company’s cloud. Weakly secured cameras are also a target, letting strangers watch the feed.
How to spot it
Consider what your camera captures beyond your own property, and where the footage is stored.
Close the gap
- Angle cameras to cover your property, not the street or a neighbour’s home.
- Secure the account with a strong password and two-step sign-in.
- Turn on end-to-end encryption for footage if the brand offers it.
- Know your duties if it films public space - the ICO has plain guidance.
What to do about it
This is what your gadgets and network quietly give off. You can't silence all of it, but reviewing each device's privacy settings - and the device steps in your plan - pulls it back a long way.