Amazon Will Pay Millions in Settlements for Privacy Violations with Ring Cameras and Alexa Devices
By B.N. Frank While Amazon may not be the only company guilty of collecting private data with their devices on people of all ages without…
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More on Creepy Ring Cameras Data Collection on Owners, Neighbors, and Giving It to Police; “can record audio from 20 feet away”
By B.N. Frank As of June 2022, Amazon Ring cameras were being used by 2700+ American police departments, sometimes without a warrant or owners’ consent….
Ring Reveals They Give Videos to Police Without User Consent or a Warrant
By Jason Kelley and Matthew Guariglia Amazon’s Ring devices are not just personal security cameras. They are also police cameras—whether you want them to be…
2700+ American Police and Fire Departments Are Using Amazon Ring’s Neighbors App for Investigations (Charts Included)
By B.N. Frank Despite accuracy risks and privacy concerns, a growing number of American police departments are using various technologies to investigate crimes. This includes…
Emails from 2016 Show Amazon Ring’s Hold on the LAPD Through Camera Giveaways
By Matthew Guariglia and Karen Gullo In March 2016, “smart” doorbell camera maker Ring was a growing company attempting to market its wireless smart security…
Ring Changed How Police Request Door Camera Footage: What it Means and Doesn’t Mean
By Matthew Guariglia Amazon Ring has announced that it will change the way police can request footage from millions of doorbell cameras in communities across…
Amazon Ring’s End-to-End Encryption: What it Means
By Matthew Guariglia, Erica Portnoy, and Bill Budington Almost one year after EFF called on Amazon’s surveillance doorbell company Ring to encrypt footage end-to-end, it…
Hacker Uses Amazon Ring Doorbell to Report Murder and Other Shenanigans That Didn’t Happen
By B.N. Frank Last week Amazon recalled hundreds of thousands of Ring cameras due to fire risk. However, the devices’ vulnerability to creepy hackers and…
Amazon Ring and Police Are Building a Neighborhood Surveillance Network
By The Conscious Resistance Derrick Broze breaks down a new report regarding the nefarious relationship between local police departments and Amazon Ring doorbell camera system….
Amazon Recalls Ring Video Doorbells Because They Are Catching Fire, Burning Customers and Causing Damage
By B.N. Frank Complaints about Ring doorbells include security vulnerabilities which led to families being spied on and taunted by hackers and now fires. From…
Police Will Pilot a Program to Live Stream Amazon Ring Cameras
By Matthew Guariglia This is not a drill. Red alert: The police surveillance center in Jackson, Mississippi, will be conducting a 45-day pilot program to live…
Study: Average American Filmed By Estimated 238 Security Cameras A Week, As Amazon Ring Announces Drone
By Aaron Kesel According to a new study, the average American is filmed by an estimated 238 security cameras each week. The study was authored…
Hundreds of Police Departments with Deadly Histories Partner with Amazon’s Ring Surveillance Cameras
San Francisco – Research by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows that hundreds of U.S. police departments with deadly histories have official partnerships with Amazon’s…
Amazon Ring Must End Its Dangerous Partnerships With Police
By Jason Kelley and Matthew Guariglia Across the United States, people are taking to the street to protest racist police violence, including the tragic police…