Sarah decided to take a few steps to address her concerns. She adjusted the angle of her cameras to ensure they weren't capturing footage of her neighbors' properties. She also changed the settings on her system to require a password and two-factor authentication to access the footage.
Sarah did some research and discovered that the laws surrounding home security cameras and privacy varied from state to state. In some places, it was perfectly fine to point cameras at public areas, like streets and sidewalks. But when it came to recording private areas, like neighbors' properties or backyards, things got murky.
She began to wonder: Did she have the right to point cameras at her neighbors' properties? Were they even aware that they were being recorded? And what about the footage itself – where was it stored, and who had access to it?