Amazon Ring Records Given Directly to Police in Emergencies (1)

Amazon.com Inc.‘s Ring has provided security camera recordings to law enforcement in a handful of emergency scenarios that don’t require a user’s permission, according to a letter the online retail giant sent to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).

Usually police and fire departments ask Ring users to share their recordings to assist with an active investigation, by posting on its Neighbors app. Ring’s law enforcement guidelines allow the company to respond to urgent requests for information in cases involving “imminent danger of death or serious physical injury” to a person.

Ring turned over device recordings in response to an emergency ...