Amazon's Ring unveils a new proprietary encryption architecture called TAKE, set to begin rolling out in September as the default encryption for all cameras
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Ring’s new TAKE ‘Throw Away The Key Encryption’ as a default for all cameras raises the bar on consumer IoT security — and will trigger hard questions about law-enforcement access and key recovery. If you ship connected devices, expect customers and regulators to benchmark you against this kind of end-to-end posture.
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