Hardware Security FTC distributes $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers from privacy settlement The commission is distributing over 117,000 PayPal payments to eligible Ring owners By Zo Ahmed, April 28, 2024, 11:40 AM 10 comments
Electronics The Web Ring subscription price hike: Basic plan jumps to $5 a month, no extra features A 25% increase in the US, 43% in the UK By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2024, 9:11 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Ring ends warrantless law enforcement requests for user footage Without saying why By Rob Thubron, January 25, 2024, 8:35 AM
Security Tech Culture Amazon agrees to $5.8 million FTC settlement over Ring privacy violations that include employees spying on customers Female users were spied on for months using cameras in their bedrooms and bathrooms By Rob Thubron, June 1, 2023, 9:42 AM 8 comments
Security Electronics Ring's end-to-end encryption goes live in the US with other regions to follow Not even Ring has access to your camera footage with encryption enabled By Cal Jeffrey, July 13, 2021, 1:31 PM
Electronics Amazon's Ring now has partnerships with over 2,000 police and fire departments Only two states have no departments in the program By Rob Thubron, February 1, 2021, 5:16 AM
Electronics Ring's newest video doorbell starts under $60 Video doorbells deliver peace of mind By Shawn Knight, January 27, 2021, 12:17 PM
Security Ring rolled out end-to-end encryption for some of its cameras today 'The feature is launching as a technical preview' By Cal Jeffrey, January 13, 2021, 3:13 PM
Tech Culture Ring recalls 350,000 doorbells following battery fires Check if yours is affected By Rob Thubron, November 11, 2020, 6:15 AM
Electronics Ring announces Always Home Cam, an autonomous flying drone for inside your house A roaming security camera for your home By Shawn Knight, September 24, 2020, 3:19 PM 18 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Hand tools that protect against coronavirus are breaking Ring doorbells Remember: metal is a lot harder than flesh By Rob Thubron, September 14, 2020, 8:38 AM
Electronics Ring refreshes entry-level video doorbell, adds 1080p and custom motion zones A great value at just $99 By Shawn Knight, May 6, 2020, 2:43 PM
Electronics Security Ring's new Video Doorbell 3 will show four seconds of video before motion is detected The feature was previously limited to their wired doorbells By David Matthews, March 11, 2020, 6:29 PM
Security Ring products log every doorbell press, detected motion, and app interaction Amazon loves to grab user data By Rob Thubron, March 4, 2020, 7:05 AM
Security Ring makes two-factor authentication mandatory Will the additional security measures help with privacy concerns? By Shawn Knight, February 19, 2020, 1:41 PM
Security Amazon engineer calls for Ring to be shut down permanently Just as the EFF identified several third-party trackers in Ring's Android app By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2020, 6:57 AM 39 comments
Security Ring says it fired four employees for improperly accessing customers' video footage The company recently introduced new security measures By Rob Thubron, January 9, 2020, 6:15 AM
Security Electronics A doorbell cam captured the confession of a suspect accused of murder Man leaving the scene was recorded saying, 'I killed Jennifer" By Cal Jeffrey, December 30, 2019, 6:06 PM 15 comments
Security Tech Culture Ring responds to reports of its security cameras getting hacked Customer reuse of passwords and lack of two-factor authentication are to blame By David Matthews, December 12, 2019, 4:50 PM
Electronics Amazon-owned home security device maker Ring is developing its own smart light bulb It isn't clear what niche it's meant to fill, though By Cohen Coberly, December 9, 2019, 4:28 PM
Security Police can request Ring videos up to 45 days old and keep them indefinitely Privacy advocates aren't happy By Rob Thubron, November 20, 2019, 8:55 AM 11 comments
Security Vulnerability discovered in Ring doorbells that leaked network credentials The security hole has been patched By Cal Jeffrey, November 8, 2019, 2:00 PM
Tech Culture Security Amazon's Ring has partnerships with over 400 US police forces The company calls it the "new neighborhood watch" By Adrian Potoroaca, August 28, 2019, 7:16 PM 14 comments
Tech Culture Security Amazon reportedly aides police in gaining Ring footage without a warrant But this is not 'Big Brother' because 'the consumer knows what they're getting into' By Cal Jeffrey, August 6, 2019, 1:40 PM 22 comments
Security Ring employees reportedly had access to customers' recorded videos and live feeds Were you being watched? By Rob Thubron, January 11, 2019, 5:25 AM 10 comments