If it's waiting to record something without your direct activation, don't put it on the Internet. Have it record to a local NAS and access *that* from your phone. Through a VPN if possible.

Most people who work in tech want their home automation to be nil; they refurbish dumb TVs for a reason.

good morning! Block every US government account! Don't follow, definitely don't reply or repost them. They are not here in good faith, and have already said they're here partly to find "visa violations".

Fun fact about the Salvation Army: they use a form of substance use treatment called work therapy. Oh, and by treatment, I mean they have people who have been convicted of drug charges work for their stores & warehouses in exchange for room, board, around a $1 a week, and minimal actual therapy.