Protecting Your Privacy: Tips for Securing Your Ring Camera and Alexa Devices.

Users of internet-enabled security camera systems like Amazon Ring or Google Nest can protect themselves from hackers by resetting default username and password, using two-factor authentication, keeping devices on a separate network, regularly checking for updates, and not recording anything private. Failure to secure these devices could lead to hackers snooping around digital networks and potentially gaining access to sensitive personal data. Amazon recently agreed to pay $5.8 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle allegations it gave its Ring surveillance employees "unfettered" access to personal videos.