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Care without surveillance
What we learned by measuring, not assuming. Technology, everyday care and family decisions.
How to talk about putting a camera in her home without it feeling like surveillance
The objection isn't technical, it's about dignity. Who decides, what gets seen, how you agree the limit — and what to do if she says no.
What a care camera really sees at night: 540 minutes in darkness
We tested a phone in a completely dark room for 540 minutes. It detected zero people—an important limit before relying on any alert.
Does my old phone work as a care camera?
The short answer is almost certainly yes, for reasons that sound backwards: a cracked screen doesn't matter, and neither does a worn-out battery. Something else does.
What to do with an old Android phone: five uses worth the effort
It's in a drawer, trade-in barely pays anything, and it still works. Five concrete jobs it can do, plus the half hour of prep they all need.
My mother lives alone and I'm worried: where to start
It isn't paranoia and you're not overreacting. It's a real problem with concrete answers — and the first one costs nothing.
Is it legal to put a camera in my mother's home?
The short answer depends on where you live. The long one depends on something no law will settle for you: whether she knows, understood, and agreed.