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[quote=Anonymous]Hi all.  Seeking perspective and whether I am right to feel upset about this -

When our nanny started, we showed her our the NestCam in our baby's room. We explained we used it to check on baby during naps/going to bed, but we assured Nanny that we would never access it while she was working.  Nanny downloaded the app (can't remember if we asked her to or if she asked), and she used it to check on baby during naps.  Nanny is 22.

Fast forward 1.5 years.  Nanny goes on 2.5 week vacation abroad to visit extended family/friends.  I hire a college student as a mother's helper for a few hours a day while Nanny is away.  One day, while Mother's Helper and kids are playing in the nursery, I hear Nanny talking to them through the NestCam.  Kids are confused, as we do not use the microphone function of the Nestcam.   Nanny was saying hi, saying "I see you!" etc. etc.  I'm unsure whether Nanny was alone or showing the video to someone back home.

I feel like this is an invasion of privacy.  Nanny was literally thousands of miles away, off duty, with absolutely no reason to be checking on my kids.  Does she look at it other times?!  Is this her entertainment?!  I think it is especially egregious here, where Mother's Helper was caring for the kids and suddenly without warning being "watched."

Husband thinks it's no big deal.  Nanny probably just missed the kids and didn't want to bother with a FaceTime call.

Shouldn't it be an understood boundary that when you are off duty, you do not access a family's webcam?  Did I really need to tell her that?  Am I overreacting?

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