Amazon's Ring says police can request 12 hours of video footage from users near suspected crime scenes, keep the video forever, and share it with anyone
Police officers who download videos captured by homeowners' Ring doorbell cameras can keep them forever and share them with whomever …
Washington Post Drew Harwell
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Discussion
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@drewharwell
Drew Harwell
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New: Amazon's @Ring tells @SenMarkey that police who get homeowners' doorbell / in-home video can keep it forever, and share it with whomever they'd like. Oh, and more than 600 police forces across the country can make these requests now. Trick or treat: https://www.washingtonpos…
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@counternotions
Kontra
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“Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbours, films, football, beer, and above all, gambling, filled up the horizon of their minds.” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@encthenet
@encthenet
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How many publicly released ring doorbell cameras comply with this? Also, it's very hard to prevent a doorbell camera from recording beyond your property if you have a front door facing the street. Are this instructions clearly printed in the included user manual? Doubtful. https:…
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@ranimolla
Rani Molla
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Police can keep Ring camera video forever, and share with whomever they'd like, without providing evidence of a crime, Amazon tells senator https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@oknox
Olivier Knox
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The coming dystopia will be a robust public/private partnership. https://twitter.com/...
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@indiescent
@indiescent
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Man, I'd really love to get a Ring doorbell for my personal safety and peace of mind, especially as someone who's been robbed, but I feel way more safe not paying for police surveillance. https://twitter.com/...
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@senmarkey
Ed Markey
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This is nothing short of chilling. Amazon Ring's policies are an open door for privacy and civil liberty violations. Ring is marketed to help keep families safe, but privacy rights are in real danger as a result of company policies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@lam_barrett
Lindsey Barrett
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PDs can request up to 12 hours of video within .5 square miles of a suspected crime scene, within a 45-day time span, & don't have to include anything more than a case number to demonstrate relevance or need seems fine & not at all concerning that >600 PDs are doing this!! https:…