Tag: Doorbell Cameras

Investigations

Amazon Makes It Harder for Police to Access Ring Doorbell Videos

Police can still obtain Ring video footage using a search warrant or subpoena. The company added that Ring may provide footage directly to law enforcement “in cases involving imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to any person.”

January 24, 2024

Technology

Ring to Require Police to Make Public Requests for Video Footage

"Request for Assistance posts can only be issued from verified public safety agency profiles," Amazon said in a blog post last week. "We have guidelines in place to prevent overly broad requests, and all public safety agencies must abide by our Request for Assistance Policy and Guidelines."

June 3, 2021

Technology

MS Police Department Wants Access to Private Video Surveillance Systems Such as Doorbell Cameras

The move made Jackson, which has struggled to keep up with advances in high-tech crime-fighting, one of two dozen places in the country where police agencies inked deals this year with Fusus, a small Georgia company that aims to make it easier for American law enforcement agencies to build networks of public and private security cameras.

December 2, 2020