A judge has ruled that the capabilities of the Amazon Ring doorbell breached the UK Data Protection Act after a dispute between neighbours ended up at County Court.
The judge at Oxford County Court decided the use of the Ring doorbell by Jon Woodward broke data protection laws and amounted to harassment of neighbour Dr Mary Fairhurst, the Daily Mail reported.
Dr Fairhurst, who argued that the CCTV devices put her under ‘continuous visual surveillance’ and said Mr Woodward had become aggressive when she complained about the cameras, could be paid more than £100,000.
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