Amazon — Policy Change

Executive Summary

Ring announced the rollout of end-to-end encryption for its wired video doorbells and cameras as a technical preview, later expanding to battery-powered devices in September 2022. With E2EE enabled, video footage could only be viewed on the owner's enrolled mobile device, preventing Amazon, law enforcement, or hackers from accessing the content. However, the feature was opt-in rather than default and came with trade-offs including loss of video previews and shared user access.