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How home security technology breeds neighborhood paranoia

My smart home security system sends me alerts every time someone approaches my house and now I feel suspicious of my own neighbors.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Surveillance systems designed to increase safety can create hypervigilance that damages the trust relationships that provide genuine security.

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