April 2025

Home Camera Privacy

Are home camera systems really secure?

WiFi security cameras are everywhere these days: protecting porches, watching for burglars or monitoring your baby nursery. Having a camera isn't a bad thing, but there's an important framework to follow to choose the right one:

​How to Choose a Security Camera for PRIVACY →​

Go Deeper: if you like this S.C.O.P.E. framework for this video, let me know! There are other ways you can protect your home, including blurring it and watching for title theft.

Blur your House? Want to blur your home on Google Street View? Here's how (+ why you shouldn't): ​Blur Your Home →​

Home Title Theft You've probably heard about the danger of home title theft, but here's the TRUTH: ​Is Title Theft Real? →​

"Framework" vs Recommendation

Hi [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], as a security and privacy "influencer" (I hate using that term, but I guess that's what it is), I often feel the burden of recommending the exact right product to secure your personal and digital life. But there's a problem:

All of us have different threat profiles and situations.

The product that fits my needs may not fit yours, even if I like using it. And while I'm still fine sharing what I use on a daily basis, I'm beginning to shift more towards the mindset of sharing a "framework" instead of a "recommendation."

Does that make sense?

So instead of saying "you should buy x security system," a framework provides a set of questions to ask that help us establish what kind of system would work best.

This week I'm sharing with you a framework I developed for home camera systems called "S.C.O.P.E." and I think it does a good job exposing the strengths and weaknesses of different systems that are popular right now.

If you're like me and you've been hesitant to put up a camera in or around your house, you'll enjoy this.

This Week in Privacy News

​Google is Tracking...School Children?​

Google LLC is unlawfully using its products—ubiquitous in K-12 education—to secretly gather information about school age children, substituting the consent of the school for that of parents, a proposed class action filed in California federal court said Monday.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/google-hit-with-privacy-suit-over-data-collection-on-school-kids

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​Android Apps Discovered to be Spyware​

A coalition of governments (including the U.K. and USA) has published a list of legitimate looking apps which are essentially “Trojan” malware, with surveillance capabilities such as the ability to access the phone’s cameras, microphone, chats, photos, and location data

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/governments-identify-dozens-of-android-apps-bundled-with-spyware/
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​Real ID Deadline Looms for US Travelers​

Starting May 7th, US travelers will have to show a REAL ID compliant form of identity to board a domestic flight, and millions of Americans still don't have it.

https://abc7news.com/post/tsa-advises-travelers-plan-ahead-real-id-deadline-looms/16142533/

Smile! (you're on candid camera)

Remember that TV show back in the 90s? It's almost funny now to think that people were surprised to find out they were on camera.

Nowadays, we're almost always on camera...and that can be a scary thing!

✌️

Josh

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