Amazon has shared surveillance video recorded by its doorbell camera system without attempting to contact users for their prior consent and without police obtaining a warrant.
The company has now admitted it handed over video recordings from Ring doorbells without first notifying the owners in at least 11 instances so far this year, Amazon confirmed in a letter, marking the first time the company has admitted to handing over this type of information. The revelation comes as members of Congress scrutinize the tech giant for its privacy practices, and it raises questions about the ways in which law enforcement gains access to security footage.
At this point, there’s no way to know who else they “share” your camera access with, or how often. Something to consider if you have or intend to purchase one.
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bobknight33In the right circumstances this is a good thing.
Just don't want Amazon to be using this to gather more data to sell or sell you more stuff.
newtboyYou have got to be fucking kidding me!
It’s a good thing for a corporation to have a sensitive AI assisted microphone at your door recording every sound that they then actually listen to to determine if they should share it with police (or whoever else they like) without permission, notification, or notice, and no warrant for this listening device that records sounds from inside for police use?!
Even though it’s Bezos!?
You have lost your mind and abandoned all right wing dogma to be a contrarian.
The “right circumstances” would be with the full knowledge and written permission of the purchaser/home owner/renter, not secretly (unless you caught this story) and without notice before or after, not even attempted notice, all after years of denial and silence on the issue.
In the right circumstances this is a good thing.
Just don't want Amazon to be using this to gather more data to sell or sell you more stuff.
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newtboyTo prove the point, TMZ obtained Ring Doorbell footage of Philadelphia 76ers player Kelly Oubre Jr. returning home after allegedly being hit by a car.
This included footage inside his home, with audio.
No crime had been committed at the home, and there was no investigatory reason to share the footage with police, and absolutely no excuse for the police selling it to TMZ to air.
Don’t buy Ring unless you want your most private personal activities in your home made public, buy a camera without a back door the manufacturer has had to pay millions for abusing and invading customers privacy for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsFvgiOaQEg
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