"Amazon's surveillance camera maker Ring announced a partnership on Thursday with Flock, a maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras that share footage with law enforcement. Now, agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work." Flock cameras work by scanning the license plates and other identifying information about cars they see."
"Flock's government and police customers can also make natural language searches of their video footage to find people who match specific descriptions. However, AI-powered technology used by law enforcement has been proven to exacerbate racial biases. On the same day that Ring announced this partnership, 404 Media reported that ICE, the Secret Service, and the Navy had access to Flock's network of cameras."
Ring formed a partnership with Flock, an AI-powered surveillance camera company that shares footage with law enforcement. Agencies using Flock can request Ring doorbell users share footage for evidence collection and investigative work. Flock cameras scan license plates and other identifying information and support natural-language searches to find people matching specific descriptions. AI-powered tools used by law enforcement have been shown to exacerbate racial biases. ICE, the Secret Service, and the Navy previously had access to Flock's network, and the partnership could extend access to millions more cameras. Ring also has documented security and access-control problems, including a 2023 FTC order and fine.
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