Ring gave your doorbell footage to police 11 times without asking you. No warrant. No consent. Just handed it over. 2,100 police departments partnered with Ring to request footage from anyone's camera. Amazon built the largest private surveillance network in American history and put it on your front porch. A Ring employee watched women through their bedroom cameras for months. A contractor accessed thousands of video recordings. Videos were stored unencrypted. The FTC fined Ring $5.8 million. You installed the camera to protect your home. Ring employees used it to watch you undress.
What they claim: Ring promotes Floodlight Cam as protecting your home and family
What we found: Ring provided camera footage to law enforcement at least 11 times without customer consent or a warrant in 2022, as disclosed by Amazon to Senator Markey. Ring also maintained partnerships with over 2,100 police departments through the Neighbors app, creating the largest corporate-run surveillance network in the United States.
What they claim: Ring describes employee access controls for customer video
What we found: The FTC fined Ring $5.8 million in 2023 for allowing employees and contractors to access customer video feeds. The FTC complaint described a Ring employee who watched female customers' bedroom and bathroom cameras for months, and a contractor who accessed thousands of video recordings. Ring also stored videos unencrypted, enabling broad internal access.