Amazon.com's Ring gave police data without user consent 11 times in 2022

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Amazon.com's Ring gave police data without user consent 11 times in 2022

Cites emergency circumstances.

Amazon.com's Ring doorbell unit, which makes videos of the outside of an owner's home, gave footage to law enforcement without the user's consent 11 times so far this year, the company said. Amazon said it provided the video under emergency circumstances. US Senator Edward Markey, ...

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