Definition: The unsettling practice of live-streaming private home spaces via indoor cameras for entertainment or control, often disguised as security or convenience. Users might monitor pets or check thermostats, but the vibe shifts when it captures unwitting housemates or guests without consent.
Frequently escalates into paranoid surveillance—partners spying on each other, parents stalking teens, or hosts collecting “awkward guest” highlight reels. Turns living rooms into involuntary reality shows where everyone feels creeped out but the person holding the remote.
Example:
When she realized her roommate was live-streaming their shared living room 24/7, ostensibly for the cat, the constant hidden recording felt deeply violating.
He thought the camera was just for the thermostat, but discovering his landlord kept an “awkward guest” compilation reel crossed a serious privacy line.