Ring says its new encryption limits what it can give police

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="All Ring cameras will soon use TAKE encryption by default. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/236648_Ring_Battery_Doorbell_Plus_JTuohy_0012.webp?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> All Ring cameras will soon use TAKE encryption by default. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ring has a new way to protect your videos. It's developed an <a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/ring-take-encryption">encryption method called TAKE</a>, 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 alerts for people and packages, AI-powered video search, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/692523/ring-ai-powered-video-descriptions-camera-doorbell-notifications">video descriptions</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The feature is rolling out gradually starting in September, regardless of whether you have a subscription, and will become the default encryption for all Ring customers. </p> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Ring-TAKE.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Ring"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">TAKE arrives during a year of intense scrutiny for R …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984838/ring-take-encryption-throw-away-the-key-law-enforcement">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>