Ring Spotlight Cam Wired Privacy Report
While the Ring Spotlight Camera encrypts all data and has a bug bounty program, it loses points in our book for the sheer amount of personal data it collects. In addition to the standard payment and account information, Ring stores geolocation, information about your Wi-Fi, and even your social media handles if you create your account or share your Ring images using social media. It also logs audio and video. Ring’s privacy policy states that it does not sell personal information, but it does share it with its affiliates and business partners, which leaves things pretty wide-open.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes |
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| At rest? | Yes |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | No |
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| Product available to use during updates? | Yes |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
| Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | Contact through platform |
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| Bug bounty program? | Yes |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://ring.com/privacy-notice |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Contact information like name, phone number, email and postal address, account information, payment information, geolocation of mobile device, Wi-Fi network information, social media handles, cookies, IP address, types of devices connected to services, web browser, language preferences, dates and times of website or app visits. |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | Yes |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third parties. |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | Yes |
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| Log microphone device/ app | Yes |
| Location tracking device/ app | Yes |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | Yes |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | No |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | Can set up privacy zones |
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