People are aware that their actions may be recorded by the multitude of traffic monitors or security cameras, but I doubt they are really internalizing how many places they are captured on video. A growing source of footage: doorbell cameras that now are installed in an estimated 20 million homes.
The images captured by the doorbell cameras can be used formally or informally to help solve crimes, but we don’t think of them as recording us as we go about our life next door to a home that has one. But that is exactly what happened to country music star Morgan Wallen. He let out a rant of profanities and racial slurs at his own doorstep — but it was recorded by a neighbor’s doorbell camera — and shared. The implications for Wallen’s career are huge, including suspension by his record label, ineligibility for awards this year, and removal of his music from airplay.
When I worked in student affairs, we used to tell our new staff that they had to “behave all the time” because the field was small and everyone was connected to everyone else so word would get around if their behavior or performance was a problem. Apparently, the advice is even more true now but applies to everyone, not just those in my field.
Source: Fallout after Racial Slur by Brianne Tracy, People, February 22, 2021
