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Ding Don’t: What To Look For When Picking A Smart Doorbell

DO YOU EVER get the feeling you are being watched? Last year I moved to the suburbs, to an estate full of millennial couples and young families. And walking through the neighbourhood recently, I noticed something unexpected. Without anyone really noticing, smart doorbells have quietly become incredibly popular.

In fact, I counted. Of the 40 houses I passed, 21—so more than half—had a camera pointing outwards, surveilling the street outside for posties, takeaways,

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