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Amazon has been giving cops Ring doorbell data without user consent
Posted on 7/15/22 at 7:55 am
Posted on 7/15/22 at 7:55 am
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Amazon finally admits giving cops Ring doorbell data without user consent
Amazon Ring gave police data without user consent 11 times so far in 2022.
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More than 10 million people rely on Ring video doorbells to monitor what's happening directly outside the front doors of their homes. The popularity of the technology has raised a question that concerns privacy advocates: Should police have access to Ring video doorbell recordings without first gaining user consent?
Ring recently revealed how often the answer to that question has been yes. The Amazon company responded to an inquiry from US Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), confirming that there have been 11 cases in 2022 where Ring complied with police "emergency" requests. In each case, Ring handed over private recordings, including video and audio, without letting users know that police had access to—and potentially downloaded—their data. This raises many concerns about increased police reliance on private surveillance, a practice that has long gone unregulated.
Ring says it will only "respond immediately to urgent law enforcement requests for information in cases involving imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to any person." Its policy is to review any requests for assistance from police, then make "a good-faith determination whether the request meets the well-known standard, grounded in federal law, that there is imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requiring disclosure of information without delay."
Posted on 7/15/22 at 7:57 am to dewster
Looks like 11 cases will be thrown out of court soon.
Posted on 7/15/22 at 7:57 am to dewster
There is that good faith BS.
Why is that used so often to allow officers to become shitey people and frick people over?
Why is that used so often to allow officers to become shitey people and frick people over?
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:01 am to dewster
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This post was edited on 12/21/23 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:04 am to dewster
Headline sounds pretty bad but it's 0.0000011% of their customer base so I don't know if it's worth a freak out or not
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:04 am to dewster
Yep, just another reason to limit technology in our homes. Safety? Sure, but I don't trust the agencies that have access to the data. Excuse me, but I'll go without cameras and recording devices throughout my home
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:06 am to Mikes My Tiger
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Headline sounds pretty bad but it's 0.0000011% of their customer base so I don't know if it's worth a freak out or not
Should be 0.0000000%
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:06 am to dewster
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Amazon has been giving cops Ring doorbell data without user consent
You mean the surveillance state has joined forces with the police state to infringe on your rights?
:shocked face:
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:07 am to supadave3
Get rid of recording doorbells and bring back Ding Dong Ditching
This post was edited on 7/15/22 at 8:21 am
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:11 am to Corporal Beavis
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Ding Dong Ditching
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:12 am to TDsngumbo
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Looks like 11 cases will be thrown out of court soon.
Why would that be?
The access isn’t illegal.
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:14 am to Hangit
My Privacy has been violated!! I'm going to call the cops!
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:24 am to swolverine
quote:I'll ask Alexa.
Should Amazon have access to Ring video doorbell recordings without first gaining user consent?
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:27 am to Jake88
I despise all things Amazon. Between my wife's spending sprees to Alexa asking kids if they want to order crap to this dumb shite. frick Amazon.
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:28 am to dewster
shite like this is why I don’t like “smart” devices for the house outside of entertainment.
Smart thermostat? Someone can remotely set your in house temperature for whatever reasons.
Smart locks? Someone can let themselves in if the system gets compromised.
Smart mics / cameras? Basically bugs left in plain sight.
I don’t want a lot of these simply because I don’t trust people nor do I trust software to stay uncompromised.
Smart thermostat? Someone can remotely set your in house temperature for whatever reasons.
Smart locks? Someone can let themselves in if the system gets compromised.
Smart mics / cameras? Basically bugs left in plain sight.
I don’t want a lot of these simply because I don’t trust people nor do I trust software to stay uncompromised.
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:29 am to dewster
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Ring handed over private recordings, including video and audio, without letting users know that police had access to—and potentially downloaded—their data.
That has to be illegal
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:30 am to supadave3
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recording devices throughout my home
Do Y'all have cellphones?
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:30 am to Ponchy Tiger
My guess is that Amazon hid shite deep in the terms of service that no one ever read giving them the rights to do this.
Posted on 7/15/22 at 8:35 am to dewster
Person of Interest coming to life.
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