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Privacy advocates say they remain concerned about a lack of federal facial recognition laws and persistent police surveillance.

It's not just a home surveillance system. It's a surveillance system. Documents obtained by the EFF and shared with The...

The Los Angeles Police Department sent emails to Amazon Ring customers to gain access to doorbell footage surveilling Black Lives Matter protesters last

LAPD Requested Amazon Ring Footage of Black Lives Matter Protests Black Lives Matter protesters stand united as they confront the Los Angeles Police Department on May 27, 2020, in Los Angeles, California, while protesting the police-perpetrated killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images By Along with other civil liberties organizations and activists, EFF has long warned that Amazon Ring and other networked home surveillance devices could be used to monitor political activity and protests. Now we have documented proof that our fears were founded. ...

LAPD detectives investigating crimes that occurred during last summer's George Floyd protests sought out video footage from private residents who own Amazon Ring cameras, according to partially redacted police emails obtained through a public records request.