Ring and Amazon

I am a user of the Ring Doorbell, have been since their beginning.   So intrigued by the implications. New kinds of image data collection?  Amazon Key service has been covered here.  Privacy of behavior in the home.

What does Ring mean for Amazon?   in Retailwire  by Chris Petersen with expert comments. 

Through a special arrangement, presented here for discussion is a summary of a current article from the IMS Results Count blog.

Amazon.com in late February acquired Ring, a maker of internet-connected doorbells and cameras, for about $1.1 billion.

Ring is best known for its Wi-Fi enabled doorbells that are equipped with cameras to detect when someone is at the door. Users receive an alert and then are able to view and talk to the individual outside their door through their smartphone.

On the surface, Ring is a powerful acquisition, which launches Amazon further into the home security space. Last year it began selling Amazon Cloud Cam, an indoor security camera of its own design. In December it acquired Blink, a maker of inexpensive internet security cameras and doorbells. Amazon also moves further into the IoT space with more popular products that can connect to Alexa. Google’s Nest also offers a home security system.

The apps and Ring subscriptions will create recurring revenue. All well and good in itself, but several reports on the acquisition focused on how Ring’s technology may build on Amazon Key, a service launched last October that allows Prime members to have orders delivered inside their homes to help deter theft and prevent fresh food from spoiling. .... "