Amazon Says Police Will , No Longer Be Able to Request , Ring Doorbell Footage From Users.
On January 24, Ring announced
plans in a blog post to discontinue
its 'Request for Assistance' tool. .
On January 24, Ring announced
plans in a blog post to discontinue
its 'Request for Assistance' tool. .
NBC reports that Amazon's Ring will no longer
allow law enforcement to request a user's doorbell
video footage in its neighborhood watch app.
NBC reports that Amazon's Ring will no longer
allow law enforcement to request a user's doorbell
video footage in its neighborhood watch app.
The app previously allowed police to submit
requests for users' footage through a publicly
accessible post in the Neighbors app.
The app previously allowed police to submit
requests for users' footage through a publicly
accessible post in the Neighbors app.
Public safety agencies like fire
and police departments can still
use the Neighbors app to share
helpful safety tips, updates,
and community events, Eric Kuhn, Head of Neighbors, via NBC.
They will no longer be able
to use the RFA tool to request
and receive video in the app, Eric Kuhn, Head of Neighbors, via NBC.
In 2021, Ring made police requests for
user footage public in the Neighbors app.
Prior to that decision, police could
message users privately to request access
to their smart doorbell camera footage.
Law enforcement will still be able
to gain access to footage through
search warrants and subpoenas.
NBC reports that Ring has prompted concerns
over privacy due to controversial deals with
hundreds of police departments across the U.S. .
Meanwhile, the company's Neighbors app has
allegedly heightened the risk of racial profiling
and turned people's neighbors into informants. .
Meanwhile, the company's Neighbors app has
allegedly heightened the risk of racial profiling
and turned people's neighbors into informants.