Is Ring (Amazon) safe? Privacy, police requests & security record
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Answer: Ring (Amazon): 3 qualifying incidents in our tracker since Oct 2021; police requests: warrant + emergency; privacy policy: qualified. Highest-scoring device we track: Ring (Amazon) Battery Doorbell 2K (formerly Battery Doorbell 2nd Gen) (12/100).
Ring (Amazon) devices we track
| Device | Score | Offline | Local storage | Home Assistant | RTSP/ONVIF | Subscription | Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring (Amazon) Battery Doorbell 2K (formerly Battery Doorbell 2nd Gen)Doorbell · Battery | 12 | No | None | Cloud | No | Required | Required |
| Ring (Amazon) Wired Doorbell 4K Pro (formerly Wired Doorbell Pro 3rd Gen)Doorbell · Wired | 12 | No | None | Cloud | No | Required | Required |
| Ring (Amazon) Outdoor Cam 4K Pro (formerly Stick Up Cam Pro / Outdoor Cam Pro)Camera · Battery or plug-in | 12 | No | None | Cloud | No | Required | Required |
| Ring (Amazon) Outdoor Cam PlusCamera · Battery or plug-in | 12 | No | None | Cloud | No | Required | Required |
| Ring (Amazon) Indoor Cam 2K (formerly Indoor Cam Plus)Camera · Plug-in | 12 | No | None | Cloud | No | Required | Required |
| Ring (Amazon) Floodlight Cam Pro (2021; Wired Pro / Plug-In)Camera · Hardwired or plug-in | 12 | No | None | Cloud | No | Required | Required |
| Ring (Amazon) Floodlight Cam 4K Pro (formerly Floodlight Cam Pro 2nd Gen)Camera · Hardwired or plug-in | 12 | No | None | Cloud | No | Required | Required |
Police & law-enforcement requests
Warrant + emergency Warrant required for content; no content for subpoenas; emergency disclosures possible (used 11 times in 2022 through July).123 Compare companies
Privacy policy: selling or sharing data
Qualified "We do not sell or otherwise share personal information about you except as described in this Privacy Notice"; participates in ad networks.4
Security incidents, vulnerabilities & regulator actions
What counts is set by our incident inclusion rule; entries before Oct 2021 are listed but not scored.
| Date | Company | What happened | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | Ring (Amazon) | FTC sent more than $5.6M in refunds to 117,044 Ring customers from the 2023 settlement.5 | Regulator action |
| May 2023 | Ring (Amazon) | FTC complaint and settlement: Ring to pay $5.8M; employees/contractors accessed customer videos and hackers took over about 55,000 US customers' accounts. Ordered to delete pre-2018 videos and face data.67 | Regulator action |
| Jul 2022 | Ring (Amazon) | Amazon told Sen. Markey that Ring gave police footage without user consent 11 times in 2022 under its emergency exception.283 | Undisclosed sharing / retention |
Informational only, not legal advice. Found an error? Tell us.
Sources
- Ring: Law enforcement guidelines · checked Oct 22, 2026
- AP: Amazon gave Ring footage to police without consent (Jul 2022) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Sen. Markey: Probe into Amazon Ring reveals new privacy problems (Jul 2022) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Ring Privacy Notice · checked Oct 22, 2026
- FTC: Refunds to Ring customers (Apr 2024) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- FTC: Ring employees illegally surveilled customers (May 31, 2023) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- FTC case page: Ring LLC · checked Oct 22, 2026
- The Verge: Which camera companies share video without a warrant (Jul 2022) · checked Oct 22, 2026