"Amazon's smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety. The announcement follows a backlash that erupted after a 30-second Ring ad that aired during the Super Bowl featuring a lost dog that is found through a network of cameras, sparking fears of a dystopian surveillance society. But that feature, called Search Party, was not related to Flock. And Ring's announcement doesn't cite the ad as a reason for the "joint decision" for the cancellation."
"Ring and Flock said last year they were planning on working together to give Ring camera owners the option to share their video footage in response to law enforcement requests made through a Ring feature known as Community Requests. "Following a comprehensive review, we determined the planned Flock Safety integration would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated," Ring's statement said. "The integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock Safety.""
Ring terminated a planned partnership with Flock Safety and said the integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock. The companies had planned to allow Ring camera owners to share video footage in response to law enforcement requests through a Community Requests feature. Ring said a comprehensive review found the integration would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated. Flock confirmed it never received Ring videos and described the decision as mutual to allow both companies to best serve customers. Flock reiterated its commitment to configurable law-enforcement tools and denied partnering with ICE or providing direct DHS access.
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