California: San Francisco Mayor Wants Police Department To Be Able To Commandeer Cameras Owned By Residents

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San Francisco Mayor Wants PD To Be Able To Commandeer Cameras Owned By Residents Because Reasons

29 July 2022

Ring has been bedding down as many law enforcement partners as possible, turning cops into brand evangelists with the implicit (and sometimes, explicit) promise they’ll have access to private citizens’ recordings. Ring likes this because it increases its market share. Cops like it because it gives them more camera coverage in the areas they patrol, at least theoretically. Ring may allow cops to obtain footage without warrants or notification of affected users, but no city has expressly converted private citizens’ cameras into public utilities accessible with warrants or permission. Until now. Having dumped its “progressive” District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, the ...

San Francisco Mayor Wants PD To Be Able To Commandeer Cameras Owned By Residents Because Reasons

Ring has been bedding down as many law enforcement partners as possible, turning cops into brand evangelists with the implicit (and sometimes, explicit) promise they’ll have access to private…

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Police Can Access Your Ring Camera Footage Without a Warrant
After Amazon admitted it gives Ring footage to police departments upon "emergency" request, San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants cops to be able to access any camera at any time.

26 July 2022

The term "surveillance state" brings certain images to mind: cameras on every corner, cataloging passersby's every move. What one may not always consider is that some of those cameras may have been put up by private citizens for nonpublic use. In 2018, Amazon bought Ring, a company that manufactures video doorbells, cameras, and other home security equipment. At its acquisition, just a few years after failing to get an offer on ABC's Shark Tank, the company was valued at upward of a billion dollars. Ring's doorbells give consumers live video of any visitor to their home; the company's founder touts ...

Police Can Access Your Ring Camera Footage Without a Warrant

Amazon admitted it gives Ring footage to police upon request. Now, San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants access to any camera at any time.

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