Amazon discloses customer surveillance camera footage without user permission or warrant

Amazon's ' Ring series ' that integrates a doorbell and a security camera is an item that allows you to check the state of your home or front door from your smartphone not only at home but also on the go, but Amazon uses the user's video acquired by Ring. It was reported that it was being provided to the enforcement agency. The footage is known to have been provided 11 times in 2022 alone, all without user permission and police warrants.

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Around June 2022, Edward Marquee, a Democratic senator in Massachusetts, sent a document to Amazon asking about the relationship between the IoT-enabled surveillance cameras 'Ring Series' and law enforcement agencies. Marquee published the response from Amazon submitted as part of that exchange on July 13, 2022.

According to Marquee, Amazon previously said, 'Ring will not share customer information with police or law enforcement agencies except with consent or warrants, or in an'urgent situation'.' rice field. The 11 videos shared with law enforcement agencies within 2022 are 'urgent' and will be the first time Amazon has provided customer information. On the other hand, it has also become clear that 2161 law enforcement agencies are registered in the `` Neighbors app'' that shares safety information between Ring users, and as of 2019, the partnership between Ring and law enforcement agencies is a problem. It was being viewed.

It turns out that the police were able to obtain the video of Amazon's smart doorbell 'Ring' --GIGAZINE

In a letter to Marquee, Amazon's Deputy Head of Public Policy, Brian Hughesman, said, 'Ring kills or seriously injures anyone who needs immediate disclosure. We have sincerely determined that there is an imminent risk to us. In such cases, we have the right to respond immediately to requests for information from urgent law enforcement agencies. '

It is said that the video of Ring will be provided without the consent of the user if it is an urgent request, but in 2021 there was a case where the police requested the video of Ring that captured the protest activity regarding racial discrimination. There are concerns about how police are trying to use Ring footage with the requirement of 'urgent'.