Currently, the police do not have access to it. There is a centralized system they can use that simplifies the process for the police to request footage from a homeowners, but that's all it is, a request.
That said, since it is data in the hands of a third party, if the police really wanted that footage, they could issue a search warrant on Ring, and compel them to turn it over, just like they could compel you to turn over your footage with a subpoena or search warrant.
> Ring will only provide video content in response to a valid search warrant or with the verified consent of the account owner.
I know this is their stated, current stance, but given their sort of bizarre ball of incentives to integrate with the cop process as much as possible in order to drive revenue, I imagine that barrier - to the extent that it actually exists today - will degrade over time, if allowed to. You can't take your data back; in this case, you can't take your family's or neighbors' data back, either.
Yes, they do. Ring lets the police know that video evidence exists, and with that information, police can get a warrant for it.
It's hard to get a warrant for data when the police don't know it even exists, and it's even harder to get data that might not exist when it's you who decides the retention policy, and not Amazon.
That said, since it is data in the hands of a third party, if the police really wanted that footage, they could issue a search warrant on Ring, and compel them to turn it over, just like they could compel you to turn over your footage with a subpoena or search warrant.
> Ring will only provide video content in response to a valid search warrant or with the verified consent of the account owner.
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