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The Intercept reveals Ring employees in Ukraine had unfettered access to customer video feeds

2019-01-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Intercept published an investigation on January 10, 2019 revealing that beginning in 2016, Ring provided its Ukraine-based research and development team with virtually unfettered access to a folder on Amazon’s S3 cloud storage service containing every video created by every Ring camera …

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Amazon acquires Ring for over $1 billion, creating foundation for private surveillance network

2018-02-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Amazon announced its acquisition of Ring, a maker of smart doorbell cameras and home security systems, in a deal Reuters reported cost over $1 billion. The acquisition marked one of Amazon’s largest purchases and represented a major expansion into home surveillance infrastructure. Ring, …

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