Shortly after we installed the Nest home security cameras, my spouse arrived home from work scowling. He opened the Nest app and started scrolling through the day’s footage. “What’s going on?” I asked, certain that a package had been stolen or some other grave injustice had been done. “Did those [unprintables] forget to pick up the garbage?” he asked.

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