Per the press release, Senator Markey also found:
Ring has no security requirements for the law enforcement offices that get access to users’ footage Ring has no restrictions on law enforcement sharing users’ footage with third parties Ring has no policies that prohibit law enforcement from keeping shared video footage forever Ring has no evidentiary standard for law enforcement to request Ring footage from users Ring refuses to commit to not selling users’ biometric data Ring has no oversight/compliance mechanisms in place to ensure that users don’t collect footage from beyond their property Ring has no oversight/compliance mechanisms in place to ensure that users don’t collect footage of children Ring has no compliance mechanisms in place to prohibit law enforcement from requesting and obtaining footage that does not comply with Ring’s Terms of Service
With the Neighbors Portal, law enforcement can only view publicly available content in the Neighbors app, unless a user explicitly and voluntarily chooses to share their own recordings with law enforcement. There are no protections in place for people who don’t wish to be filmed by Ring cameras. Senator Markey said: We’ve come to expect CCTV cameras and surveillance in public spaces and commerce areas, but until recently it’s been safe to assume most of us weren’t being unwittingly surveilled in our own front yards. Those days are over. And the hits just keep coming, here’s more news about Ring from TNW today: Mozilla’s report shows just how awful Ring’s privacy practices are
