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Ring Launches Verify to Seal Downloaded Videos Against Tampering

The tool verifies that a shared file matches the original Ring download, emphasizing provenance over truthfulness.

Overview

  • All videos downloaded from Ring’s cloud now carry a digital security seal, with coverage applied to recordings made from December 2025 onward.
  • Any post-download change—including trimming, cropping, filters, brightness tweaks, or compression by sharing sites—breaks the seal and returns a not verified result.
  • Footage recorded with end-to-end encryption enabled cannot be verified, and the system does not indicate what specific edits caused a failure.
  • Ring says the system is built on C2PA provenance standards and provides a website for checks, though TechCrunch noted the verification page was not live at its publication time.
  • Because it verifies file integrity rather than content, the tool is unlikely to confirm AI-style clips rehosted on social platforms, and Ring advises requesting an original link from the app if verification fails.