Keywords: Amazon, Amazon Ring, Consent, Law Enforcement, Neighbors Public Safety Service, Surveillance
Author: Sarah Lynch
Publisher: Fast Company
Publication Year: 2022
Summary: The following article discusses how Amazon shared Ring footage with authorities 11 times this year without the user’s knowledge or consent. While their guideline is to notify users, Amazon “reserves the right to respond immediately to urgent law enforcement requests for information in cases involving imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to any person.” Cameras are becoming more common in and around the home, and surveillance is becoming increasingly easier. Amazon/Ring even owns a platform, Neighbors Public Safety Service, that allows police departments to request Ring doorbell footage.
