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The provision establishes encryption as a mandatory baseline security control rather than an optional feature, meaning all video data receives this protection without requiring user configuration. This addresses the operational architecture for data security within Ring's cloud storage system.
Users' videos are encrypted at rest and in transit automatically upon upload to Ring's cloud storage, with no configuration required to activate this protection. The terms establish this encryption as the standard operational practice governing video data storage.
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"Ring encrypts your videos stored in the cloud at rest and in transit by default. To learn more, see the Video Encryption page in Control Center.— Excerpt from Ring's Ring Privacy Notice
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The provision establishes encryption as a mandatory baseline security control rather than an optional feature, meaning all video data receives this protection without requiring user configuration. This addresses the operational architecture for data security within Ring's cloud storage system.
Users' videos are encrypted at rest and in transit automatically upon upload to Ring's cloud storage, with no configuration required to activate this protection. The terms establish this encryption as the standard operational practice governing video data storage.
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