The woman across the way never closed her blinds or curtains in her bedroom. I never considered myself a voyeur, but I did live on third floor with an extravagant view of the city and had a pair of binoculars sitting by the window. I bought them when I moved in, thinking it’d be neat to once in a while sit on my easy chair and zoom into certain areas of the city.

I didn’t do my peeping that often. If I got bored and had nothing better to do , I’d do it. I even got a pair of spy binoculars that took video and still pictures, which I...