Police agencies across America are joining with camera-manufacturing company Ring to distribute doorbell cameras to homes in a move which has alarmed critics concerned about privacy. The cameras, made by Ring, will be installed at the front doors of all new and existing homes, as well as on vehicles parked outside homes. Homeowners get phone alerts with streaming video if the doorbell rings or the device's heat sensors detect a person or a passing car. Critics claim Ring is using fear to market its products and that the systems turn communities into places of constant surveillance. Ring iterated that video sharing with the police is always voluntary and privacy is protected.
Police agencies across America are joining with camera-manufacturing company Ring to distribute doorbell cameras to homes in a move which has alarmed critics concerned about privacy. The cameras, made by Ring, will be installed at the front doors of all new and existing homes, as well as on vehicles parked outside homes. Critics claim Ring is using fear to market its products and that the systems turn communities into places of constant surveillance. Ring iterated that video sharing with the police is always voluntary and privacy is protected.