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Forget the surveillance scandals? Ring just leveled up your home security options.

theblaze.com · 12d · first reportShare

Amazon’s Ring cameras haven’t had a great year. The brand has been plagued by a spying lawsuit , an unofficial mass surveillance dragnet feature , and unhelpful comments from the CEO . Now it's back in the news, but this time, they company is doing something right. Ring has a new encryption standard, and you’re going to want it on your camera at home. A new TAKE on security The new encryption standard is called TAKE , short for “Throw Away the Key Encryption.” As the name implies, the encryption keys that protect video footage are akin to single-use plastic bottles. Once it’s used up, it’s thrown out and replaced with another key. Since the encryption keys regularly change, it should be more difficult for anyone — including hackers, Amazon employees, and even law enforcement — to grab the key and access protected footage, when compared to non-encrypted video files. E2EE is still the gold standard for protecting digital data, but if you want to take advantage of Amazon’s cloud features,