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Reason #186729 why it's insane to have no right to privacy in public.
Fun fact: Recording the public is illegal in Germany. Any private video camera must only be able to record your own property. If you do record (and store - smart doorbells without storage that are only active when they are rung are exempted) material you must have visible warnings (that others can see BEFORE being recorded) or else any evidence you collect is likely to be thrown out in court.
It's the same here in Sweden. You're definitely allowed to vlog and such, if you're recording yourself, or general environment stuff for a purpose that's okay. You aren't allowed to surveil public areas. Naturally this also means that doorbell cameras can be perfectly fine, provided they don't catch public spaces. If your door points sideways for example, and there's a hedge blocking any public space, you're fine.
If you're in a flat and you're recording the stairwell, well that's illegal.