US senator demands answers from Amazon's Ring over its police partnerships

[SummerMadness]

US senator demands answers from Amazon's Ring over its police partnerships

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is looking for answers from Amazon about its doorbell camera Ring and the company's relationships with law enforcement agencies around the U.S. In a letter published on Thursday, he writes to the technology giant how partnerships like Ring's raise "serious privacy and civil liberties concerns," and asks Amazon to further detail the size and scope of its numerous deals with police.

The senator's attention was drawn to the issue following a recent report by The Washington Post. The report revealed that Ring had entered into some 400 video-sharing partnerships with U.S. police forces, which granted the police access to the footage from the homeowners' internet-connected video cameras.

 

[com7fy8]

I can see if the police have access, this is a problem if the homeowner does not know and has not approved.

But it is possible the sharing is voluntary, for each house. If this were the case, are you ok with it being only when the owner agrees??

 

[Goonie]

I can see if the police have access, this is a problem if the homeowner does not know and has not approved.

But it is possible the sharing is voluntary, for each house. If this were the case, are you ok with it being only when the owner agrees??

Thing is this kind of voluntary agreement will be in the small print, who reads that when they are buying a doorbell?

 

[wing2000]

Thing is this kind of voluntary agreement will be in the small print, who reads that when they are buying a doorbell?

You probably need an attorney to review the terms of use.

 

[JCFantasy23]

If people weren't aware of this, then that certainly is a risky deal.