Recording public thoroughfares is generally legal because there is no expectation of privacy on a public street. But ethical questions arise with continuous recording. Does a mail carrier, a child walking to school, or a jogger have a right to know they are being recorded? While legally they may not, many privacy advocates argue for transparency.
: Owners generally have the right to monitor their own property, such as driveways, yards, and entrances.
When your footage is stored on a company’s server, you aren’t the only one who has "access." There is a recurring debate regarding how much access law enforcement should have to private camera networks (such as Amazon’s Ring or Google’s Nest) without a warrant.