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Ring logs every doorbell press and app action:
Amazon keeps records of every motion detected by its Ring doorbells, as well as the exact time they are logged down to the millisecond.
The details were revealed via a data request submitted by the BBC.
It also disclosed that every interaction with Ring's app is also stored, including the model of phone or tablet and mobile network used.
One expert said it gave Amazon the potential for even broader insight into its customers' lives.
"What's most interesting is not just the data itself, but all the patterns and insights that can be learned from it," commented independent privacy expert Frederike Kaltheuner.
"Knowing when someone rings your door, how often, and for how long, can indicate when someone is at home.
"If nobody ever rang your door, that would probably say something about your social life as well."
She added that it remained unclear how much further "anonymised" data was also being collected.
"This isn't just about privacy, but about the power and monetary value that is attached to this data."
Amazon says it uses the information to evaluate, manage and improve its products and services.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 05 2020, @01:01PM (5 children)
Millenials.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Thexalon on Thursday March 05 2020, @01:04PM
I'm pretty sure the target audience is anybody who is still in the "Yay, new technology for everything!" way of thinking. I don't know who these idiots are, but as a wise man once said, there's another sucker born every minute.
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(Score: 2) by etherscythe on Thursday March 05 2020, @06:10PM (2 children)
I know of at least one retired couple who have one in order to keep an eye on who comes to their house while they are out traveling the world, and can't be bothered to have a whole-house camera system. Most of us in the US have been forced to come to terms with new technology in the form of smartphones; making the leap to this kind of gadget isn't actually that hard anymore.
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(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Thursday March 05 2020, @06:45PM (1 child)
You were forced to use smartphones?
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Osamabobama on Thursday March 05 2020, @07:19PM
No, they were forced to come to terms with new technology. Specifically, that new technology was smartphones. Nobody was forced to use the new phones, but everybody (more or less...well, just less) did. Those people, also known as 'most of us', were forced to come to terms with new technology.
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(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday March 05 2020, @09:07PM
Who wants to be this guy gets super triggered by 'Ok boomer?'