As part of an ongoing probe into Amazon’s business practices, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, D, has released a statement announcing that Amazon Ring has turned over video data to law enforcement 11 times so far in 2022 without letting their customers know.
Under the company’s policy, it only shares customer information with the police if there is consent, a warrant, or an “exigent emergency.” In its written response to Sen. Markey, Amazon Ring disclosed that it provided the video evidence in response to emergency law enforcement requests. The company noted that the requests were honored in situations where “there was an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to a person requiring disclosure of information without delay.”
As part of its full response, Amazon Ring also replied to concerns Markey raised about the use of its Neighbors program and its potential use of facial recognition technology.