Police-Access

Ring ends 'Request for Assistance' feature allowing police to request user footage

2024-01-24 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Amazon’s Ring announced it would discontinue its “Request for Assistance” (RFA) tool, which had allowed police departments and public safety agencies to request video footage from doorbell camera owners through the Neighbors app. The policy change, effective immediately, marked a …

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Ring admits providing police with warrantless access to user footage 11 times in 2022

2022-07-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

In response to questions from Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Amazon vice president Brian Huseman disclosed in a July 1 letter that Ring had provided police with user camera footage on 11 occasions during 2022 without obtaining user consent or court warrants. Amazon justified these warrantless …

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