Dana & Parks: Law allows police to view your doorbell videos without permission

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND - AUGUST 28: A doorbell device with a built-in camera made by home security company Ring is seen on August 28, 2019 in Silver Spring, Maryland. These devices allow users to see video footage of who is at their front door when the bell is pressed or when motion activates the camera. According to reports, Ring has made video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States, granting them access to camera footage with the homeowners’ permission in what the company calls the nation’s 'new neighborhood watch.'
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If your home surveillance system includes a video doorbell or other cloud-based cameras, this story might leave you feeling a little uneasy.

A report from CNET indicates that Amazon, which owns Ring video doorbells, and Google, which makes Nest home cameras and video doorbells, will give recorded surveillance footage to police -- without the user's permission and without warrants.

Dana & Parks are joined by Kansas City-based technology expert Burton Kelso, who says this type of "law enforcement spying" is a major violation of privacy and should be outlawed.

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