Amazon Ring

Amazon Privacy Lawsuit Settlement: $5.8 Million for Ring Privacy Violations

June 8, 2023

Amazon has settled a FTC privacy lawsuit involving repeated breaches of Ring video cameras by both employees and hackers. The order would require Amazon to pay $5.8 million in restitution and delete a great deal of the video it has collected over the past several years.

Security camera lens showing end-to-end encryption feature for Ring products

Data Privacy News

Following a Year of Privacy Worries and Security Breaches, Ring Implements End-to-End Encryption

January 19, 2021

Some of Ring’s products will now be getting end-to-end encryption for the first time, six years after the company's flagship doorbell camera product first launched.

Man pressing a doorbell showing Amazon Ring assessing user demand for facial recognition feature in their products

Data Privacy News

Amazon Ring Tests the Waters for Facial Recognition, Leaks Reveal

May 5, 2020

A leaked survey shows Amazon Ring assessing demand for potential new features including facial recognition and license plate scanning tools for their future product versions.

Data Privacy News

As Amazon Ring Partners With Law Enforcement on Surveillance Video, Privacy Concerns Mount

November 29, 2019

Privacy concerns are mounting over Amazon Ring’s partnerships with U.S. law enforcement which allows the police to share surveillance videos with anyone they want.

Data Privacy Insights

The Dangerous Implications of Amazon Ring Creating a Nationwide Surveillance Network with Law Enforcement

September 24, 2019

Arising concerns that Amazon Ring might use its Ring doorbells product to create a gigantic surveillance network through existing 400 partnerships with local police departments and law enforcement agencies.

Amazon Ring

Amazon Privacy Lawsuit Settlement: $5.8 Million for Ring Privacy Violations

Following a Year of Privacy Worries and Security Breaches, Ring Implements End-to-End Encryption

Amazon Ring Tests the Waters for Facial Recognition, Leaks Reveal

As Amazon Ring Partners With Law Enforcement on Surveillance Video, Privacy Concerns Mount

The Dangerous Implications of Amazon Ring Creating a Nationwide Surveillance Network with Law Enforcement

Cyber Attack Shuts Down Refrigerators at 700 French Supermarkets, Resulting in Food Losses and Fires

String of Ransomware Cyber Attacks Prompts First “Cybersecurity State of Emergency” Declaration From Japan

Oracle Health Data Breach Impacted Over 20 Million Patients

Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Population Registry Impacts 8.8 Million People