That site is discussing behavior that could get someones baby taken away by social services should they find out. Get a trusted friend or family member to babysit. Never leave your baby alone and no a camera does not count as far as governments are concerned.
The author clearly doesn't know what they're talking about and doesn't have a mind for the law or for safety in general. Being in a separate building and watching a monitor is not safe. This doesn't allow for monitoring of unsafe conditions such as fires, nor is the reaction time reasonable for things like if they climb out of their crib or get out of bed (if they aren't an actual baby). The person should be on the same property. Depending on jurisdiction? There will be legal problems if they aren't.
Oh, good. All you have to do is happen to grow up somewhere with opportunities, move home for a great job, happen to have the house next door to your family's go on sale at an affordable price at a time you can afford it before having children, win the bidding process for it, and have the family never move and stay in good enough health to leave your baby monitor on in the background without nodding off, then have nothing happen to your kid that requires a fast response time.<p>Look, I'm all for creating community and building relationships with your neighbors, but this person lives a very privileged life and seems completely braindead to it.<p>Try to build a community where you can get friends to babysit once in a while. If you have a baby, go on your cruise with family or friends with a baby who can trade shifts with you and be on the same floor as the kid.