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Amazon's Ring will now allow users to opt out of all police video requests

Amazon's Ring will now allow users to opt out of all police video requests

After a wave of bad press involving police partnerships, hacking, and other privacy violations, Amazon's Ring doorbell has released an update. 

On Friday, the smart device's mobile app rolled out a new control center that grants users more authority over their privacy and security settings. You'll now be able to add and remove shared users on an account, restrict third-party access, view two-factor authentication settings, and (perhaps, most importantly) opt out of all video request notifications from law enforcement.

Uncovered in reporting by Motherboard and Gizmodo in 2019, the scale of Amazon's Neighbor Portal program is much larger than originally believed — and its various affiliations with law enforcement has raised alarming ethical questions.  Read more...

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