Amazon Sidewalk is a local networking feature that keeps your Ring devices online in the event of a web outage. Enabled by default, here's how to turn it off.
Ring Expands Encryption to More Cameras, Doorbells, and Users Daniel Wroclawski
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Ring is expanding the use of end-to-end encryption in its hardwired and plug-in Ring security cameras and video doorbells. The company also is making the service available to all Ring users in the U.S. and some in other countries.
With end-to-end encryption, which was launched in January, recorded video footage can only be viewed on your smartphone or tablet. That means hackers won t be able to spy on you unless they have your personal mobile device.
Ring and its parent company, Amazon, won’t be able to see your footage either. You can enable the feature by going to the Control Center in the Ring app.
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This week, Amazon launched Sidewalk, a new wireless network that takes a portion of your home internet and allows other Amazon devices to jump on when they're out of a home network.