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Ring’s New Encryption Hopes to Solve Surveillance Fears without Killing Any Smart Features
The new system rotates keys every five minutes and deletes Ring’s copy after 24 hours while preserving cloud-based features, the company said.
- On Wednesday, Amazon-owned Ring announced that 'Throw Away the Key Encryption' will become the default encryption standard for its cameras starting in September worldwide.
- Under TAKE, Ring temporarily holds encryption keys in a secure enclave for 24 hours to power features like Smart Alerts and Video Search, then permanently deletes them to restore user control.
- While E2EE remains available for users seeking maximum privacy, it disables cloud-based features, whereas TAKE provides a balance by allowing Ring limited, temporary access to process video data.
- Ring spokesperson Sam McGee said the company can now only provide non-video information and encrypted files to law enforcement, rather than readable footage, marking a significant shift in data handling.
- The rollout follows growing scrutiny of surveillance technology and backlash over Ring's 'Familiar Faces' facial recognition feature, as the company attempts to improve transparency regarding its cloud practices and previous police partnerships.
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Ring is shaking up its camera encryption to ease privacy concerns
All Ring cameras will soon use TAKE encryption by default. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ring has a new way to protect your videos. It's developed an encryption method called TAKE, short for Throw Away the Key Encryption, that the Amazon-owned company says will protect your videos without traditional end-to-end encryption. TAKE limits when and why Amazon's cloud can access those videos, while still providing features like smart…
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