The inability to self-host probably violates terms of service agreement. If I'm not mistaken, Amazon Ring wants total control over recordings and E2E functionality; a blessing and a curse. I understand cloud and device security costs money, however it's giving bait-and-switch which I thought was illegal. Amazon could frame it as they are providing best-in-business cryptography and storage at low latency, with customer trust being central driving factor. However, this all falls apart when we consider Amazon also created a "reality" TV show using Ring customer data. Yikes.
Without a subscription, what are the benefits of owning a Ring cam? Does the customer have any control of Ring functionality with respect to data privacy, or is it really just Amazon-controlled surveillance tech?