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Amazon's Ring camera used to spy on customers

11 pointsby nycdatascialmost 2 years ago

2 comments

reptosalmost 2 years ago
The reliance on company policy as a means of protecting privacy is insufficient. When employees and contractors are granted access to your camera, there will inevitably be individuals who engage in unauthorized surveillance.<p>To effectively prevent such spying, companies must adopt measures that make it impossible for unauthorized personnel to access the camera in the first place. If Ring continues to permit &quot;law enforcement&quot; to access your camera, it implies that employees can still gain access. Consequently, there remains a risk of employees spying on customers, and potential hackers exploiting the existing backdoor to gain access to millions of cameras.<p>Thus, Ring&#x27;s continued dependence on company policy leaves significant gaps in safeguarding customer privacy.<p>I read it here and I am truly horrified. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.news.upveda.in&#x2F;2023&#x2F;06&#x2F;01&#x2F;rings-privacy-nightmare-thousands-of-employees-and-contractors-allegedly-spied-on-customers-private-spaces&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.news.upveda.in&#x2F;2023&#x2F;06&#x2F;01&#x2F;rings-privacy-nightmar...</a>
faeriechanglingalmost 2 years ago
Wasn’t that the point?