Does a speaker with a camera come with a privacy catch?

Amazon says its Echo Studio with Home Camera, at 250 dollars, does not record footage. The camera is for a live view of the home and for video calls. A button cuts power to the mics and camera, and an LED lights when visual data goes to the cloud.

ZDNET points to the Ring case, where reports that employees could see customers' cameras ended in 5 million dollars in settlements. That was Ring, not this device.

The catch is what's still unresolved. For 250 dollars, you get a camera whose privacy details aren't settled: ZDNET says it's unclear whether it needs an opt-in or analyzes the room all the time, and the announcement doesn't say.