A deal with Amazon lets local police request Ring footage from ownersDepartments are also given free Ring products for promoting the Neighbors app.
What you need to know
Amazon has partnered with some local police departments to push Ring products.
In return for promoting Ring, Police departments get free doorbells for residents.
Police can also access a special portal for requesting footage without a warrant.
Ring, the Amazon-owned company behind some of the most popular smart video doorbells, has come under fire once again for privacy concerns. This time around, a report from Vice reveals that Amazon's been partnering with local police departments around the country in an effort to get officers to promote Ring products to citizens.
In return for this promotion, police departments have been receiving free Ring products for residents of their areas and access to Ring's Law Enforcement Portal — something that allows officers to request access to footage from Ring cameras without the need for a warrant.
While it's been known that Ring was part...
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A deal with Amazon lets local police request Ring footage from owners
