Ring: Innovative Security Device or a Threat to Privacy?
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Region
North America
Topic
Operations
Ethics & Social Justice
Length
8 pages
Keywords
Data Privacy
Doorbell Cameras
Unwarranted Data Sharing
Terms of Service
Copyright Holder
Eugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication
Student Price
$4.00
Target Audience
Faculty/Researchers
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Amazon’s smart doorbell company, Ring, has received attention in the media for releasing video and audio footage to law enforcement from customers’ cameras without permission. Amazon has full discretion to determine whether to share footage in the absence of consent and/or a warrant. The issue is to what extent Amazon should protect its users’ data.