Ring doorbell and privacy

[Runbunny]

I don't have one, TBH if there are things untoward going on around my door when I'm not there, I'd rather not know, although I appreciate it might be useful for deliveries etc.

However, a friend uses hers to monitor her family's coming and goings, e.g. she knows her daughter only took the dog out for 15 mins, rather than the hour she promised, she knew her husband was planning a birthday surprise as she saw him coming and going with cake, drinks and balloons, she knows when and how long her adult DC's girlfriends are in the house for etc. Presumably they all do (or could do) the same to her.

The whole idea makes me feel very uncomfortable. I've nothing to hide, but I don't like the idea of being monitored. Are most people much more relaxed about it?

We have webcams in our front porch and covering our back door. All in our household know they're there. We all have access to them via an app on our phones. None of us bother checking them on a regular basis. Just when we need to check something, i.e. dodgy people hanging around. The main use is when we or the neighbours have workmen, so we can check they're not causing any damage or pissing in our garden!

None of us are remotely bothered about lack of privacy as we're not doing anything wrong. If my OH or son wants to check how many shopping bags I bring in or how long I was at Tesco, they are welcome!

My son knows not to snog (or more) a girlfriend on our front porch - it's just common sense really - he can just go a couple of feet round the corner of the house if he wants privacy! Not that me or OH would be remotely interested.

CCTV/webcams/doorbell cams are everywhere these days. The good it does far outweighs the bad.

I think that if you have a family member who is obsessively watching them, then they have a major problem. But they'd be "weird" in other ways too I would imagine. The problem is the person, not the technology.