We live in an area with lots of overgrown natural plants and trees. Some houses are completely obscured from the street. Two years ago we got new next door neighbors. One day we woke up to find that every bit of plant life was cut down along our border with theirs. It was very strange seeing their house for the first time, and uncomfortable. A few weeks later he planted new trees and bushes to make a new border, albeit much lower with less privacy. A month or so later the deer had eaten all the bushes. Lesson: let nature make your barriers. The deer hadn't eaten the old growth in 30 years.

Let's see how long it'll take for someone to post the link to Darth's Tallis OS article...

Regarding plants and privacy/security, tall shrubs out front might make it difficult for neighbors to see what's going on - burglars prefer not being seen though, so there's a trade-off here.

Spiky plants are great as a deterrent.

Regarding wallet security, you're right about using a simple USB.

I didn't think I'd be writing gardening tips on a Sunday morning, but there you go...

Makes such a difference too when it complements (or better still grows with) the house.

There are plants that may obscure your view but encourage you to stand around, like jasmine plants you can smell from metres away. As @ekzyis would say, private but not secure.

Funnily enough plantingprivacy.com has a nice ring to it and is a cheap domain, someone snapped up plantprivacy in 2021.

N it’s aesthetically pleasing, lowers stress levels, n may even increase one’s food sufficiency!