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The Doors Have Eyes

EYE SPY

Curtain-twitching neighbours have been out of a job since smart tech set up shop on our doorsteps. Stylist investigates how video doorbells are reshaping our streets

words: Ruchira Sharma

For a tiny and seemingly innocuous piece of home security tech, video doorbells have made headlines a lot. First came the stories of cases cracked and criminals caught thanks to their filmed footage; then the claims of hackers’ voices floating eerily out of devices. Most recently, of course, was the claim that a doorbell played the starring role in the break-up of actor Sophie Turner and musician Joe Jonas. Ridiculous rumour or not, it captured our imagination because it brought home the slightly sinister reminder that our voices and Unless you live on a rock in the middle 

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