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Every single Amazon Ring employee was able to access every single customer video, even when it wasn't necessary for their jobs. (www.malwarebytes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Veritas@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Amazon's Ring cameras were allegedly used by employees and third-party contractors to spy on customers. The FTC has filed a complaint against Amazon, which may result in a $5.8 million settlement. Employees had unrestricted access to customer videos and could download, save, and share them. Some employees abused this access, including viewing videos of female users in private areas. Ring made changes to access rights but further abuses occurred. Ring also failed to implement security measures, resulting in security incidents and compromised devices. As part of the settlement, Ring is required to delete customer videos and data collected before 2018. In a separate settlement, Amazon agreed to pay $25 million for failing to protect children's privacy in relation to Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data.

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[–] balerion 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's depressing to think how useful this technology could be for disabled people if it weren't always fucking spying on you. But that will never change in today's society.

[–] otter@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely! I have elderly family members who would really benefit from the peace of mind that we can keep an eye out for them. When they get to that point, we will probably look for the best camera and get it, but it would be nice if there wasn't a concern about random people watching the feed.

[–] stanleytweedle@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

If you don't mind going the DIY route look into 'Home Assistant'.