Amazon Admits To Giving Ring Camera Footage To Authorities Without Permission

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Amazon Ring has been a top choice as a doorbell and security system in plenty of homes. However, what was keeping people safe may have also been breaching their privacy, as Amazon has come forward to admit that they have been passing footage to authorities without clearance from users.   

Senator Ed Markey had begun the inquiry into the unfair use of the footage, to which Amazon later responded in a letter that it had, in fact, shared recorded videos with authorities 11 times during 2022 as a response to an “emergency request.”  

The letter continues to explain that the company had reason to believe it was aiding in preventing serious injury and death when asked for the footage. As such, the company had taken the liberty to pass it on without waiting to ask for permission.   

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