rationalizations about ring, flock, etc.

I have talked to multiple people using Ring cameras and similar surveillance tech at or around their home over the last few years, usually from the US. The reasons are mostly the same: We live in an area with a high crime rate. We had a break-in before. We wanna have proof for insurance/police, or when the delivery isn't delivered or my packages get stolen. I wanna see what my pets/kids/spouse are doing. I wanna check for fires, cheating, make sure things get done around the home etc. Most of them have only started using these cameras after 2020, which is pretty odd if these are really the true reasons. Cameras and surveillance systems have been around since the 1940s, and have only become more and more affordable and easy to set up, even pre-Ring. Crime rates have existed before, as did the need to prove things to police or an insurance. Yet, the purchase of a private surveillance camera only came up in the recent years for them. Why? It really is the perfect proof that fear-based…