Ring let police use a heat map to easily see all devices in an area
Amazon-owned Ring has been caught up in another scandal over how it allows police to access user data.
[Ring][2] gave law enforcement a heat map so they could see all Ring devices in a given area, right down to an exact street, [according to CNET][3], which said documents revealing the heat map were obtained by a privacy researcher. The feature, which was sunsetted in July, effectively allowed police to search neighborhoods for camera owners and even circle Ring users' specific locations.
Ring has been facing a lot of criticism for allowing US police departments to request user videos. It claims to provide data to law enforcement on who owns its products, and yet if this CNET report is true, law enforcement can at the very least pinpoint who owns a Ring device nearby, and then with some quick sleuthing, they can then easily match street addresses with those who live there.
That said, Ring told CNET that zooming in on the heat map "would not provide actual device locations".
* [Ring Video Doorbell tips and tricks: Become the ultimate Ring master][4]
Keep in mind reports [claimed in January][5] that Ring was allowing employees to access unencrypted customer videos taken from its doorbells. In response, Ring said employees were only given access to videos that were made public through its community watch program, Neighbors. Then,[ in August][6], reports claimed Ring has been coaching police on how to coerce Ring users into releasing their footage without a warrant.
Add it all up, and the Amazon company seems to be opening the door to [multiple privacy and civil liberty violations][7].
[1]: https://cdn.pocket-lint.com/r/s/748x/assets/images/150311-news-ring-gave-police-a-heat-map-so-they-could-see-all-devices-in-an-area-image1-m6bangjsor.jpg?v1
[2]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/smart-home/news
[3]: https://www.cnet.com/news/ring-gave-police-a-street-level-view-of-where-video-doorbells-were-for-over-a-year/
[4]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/smart-home/news/ring/146957-ring-video-doorbell-tips-tricks
[5]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/smart-home/news/ring/146731-yikes-ring-employees-were-able-to-spy-on-customers-camera-feeds
[6]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/smart-home/news/148885-this-latest-ring-scandal-makes-the-amazon-company-seem-super-shady
[7]: https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Response%20Letter_Ring_Senator%20Markey%2011.01.2019.pdf
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