Ring Stick Up Cam Battery Privacy Report
Before you stick that Ring Stick Up Cam in your home, read the privacy policy. Ring logs not only your video and audio recordings, but your social media handles and IP address, too. That’s concerning given the history of Ring employees improperly accessing customer footage.1 It’s not all bad, Ring did earn some points for its optional end-to-end encryption. And the company seems to be improving its privacy standards in other areas.
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Encryption
In Transit | Yes |
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At rest? | Yes |
All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | Yes |
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Product available to use during updates? | No |
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 via HackerOne |
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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, video, audio, and environmental data. |
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? | Yes |
Additional Security Features
Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | Can set up privacy zones |
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Federal Trade Commission. (2023). FTC Says Ring Employees Illegally Surveilled Customers, Failed to Stop Hackers from Taking Control of Users' Cameras.
ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-says-ring-employees-illegally-surveilled-customers-failed-stop-hackers-taking-control-users