# Cold TAKE: Amazon's New Encryption Method Still Doesn't Deliver Real Privacy

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- Publisher: Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Author credit: Erica Portnoy; Thorin Klosowski
- Category: Cyber
- Original publication time: 2026-09-11T16:56:34Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T17:28:27Z
- Original source: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/cold-take-amazons-new-encryption-method-still-doesnt-deliver-real-privacy
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-3a5aa1eedd6d08a071af

## The brief

EFF's review of Ring's temporary-key encryption approach acknowledges a privacy improvement while arguing that it still falls short of end-to-end encryption. The authors describe how cloud processing and features that restore access can preserve exposure beyond the initial storage window. They call for independent auditing and stronger default protection for the contents of users' recordings.

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