Ring Video Doorbell 2 Privacy Report

Privacy Rating
6.0
/10
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The Ring Video Doorbell 2 surveils camera, microphone, and location information. Although users can request to delete this data, by default, Amazon collects it and shares it with third parties. In addition, Amazon employees listen to Alexa recordings and the company has had a series of hackings and security breaches.

Encryption

In Transit Yes
At rest? Yes
All network communications and capabilities? Yes

Security Updates

Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? No
Product available to use during updates? Yes

Passwords

Mandatory password? Yes
Two-Factor authentication? Yes
Multi-Factor authentication? Yes

Vulnerability Management

Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? Contact through platform
Bug bounty program? Yes

Privacy Policy

Link https://ring.com/privacy-notice
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
Log microphone device/ app Yes
Location tracking device/ app Yes

Parental Controls

Are there parental controls? No

Company History

Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? Yes
Did they do anything to fix it? No

Additional Security Features

Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? Can set up privacy zones