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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
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Amazon gave Ring doorbell videos to US police 11 times without permission

A hand reaches out to press the button on a black rectangular Ring doorbell camera device.
A letter from Ring made public by Senator Edward Markey revealed that doorbell footage had been shared with law enforcement without consent. Photograph: Jessica Hill/AP

Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission, a revelation that’s bound to raise more privacy and civil liberty concerns about its video-sharing agreements with police departments across the US.

The disclosure came in a letter from the company that was made public Wednesday by Senator Edward Markey.

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