"Under pressure from the United States public, doorbell camera maker Ring has announced a "joint decision" to end its partnership with Flock Safety, a tech company that operates automated license-plate reading systems. The two US-based businesses have faced backlash over concerns that their products could be used by AI systems and law enforcement to spy on users. "Following a comprehensive review, we determined the planned Flock Safety integration would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated," Ring said in a statement posted on Thursday."
""The integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock Safety," the statement reads. However, the statement makes no reference to the "Search Party" feature at the center of the current controversy. And while Flock Safety is under fire over its products being used to support the work of ICE and the US Border Patrol, it remains unclear whether ending the partnership will in any way affect Ring's "Search Party" feature, which is already operating."
Ring announced the end of its planned partnership with Flock Safety, saying the integration never launched and required more time and resources. Ring stated that no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock Safety. The company statement did not reference the "Search Party" feature at the center of the controversy. Flock Safety faces criticism for its products being used to support ICE and US Border Patrol operations. It remains unclear whether ending the partnership will affect Ring's already-operating "Search Party" feature. Ring aired a Super Bowl ad showing "Search Party" using AI to find a lost dog through a camera network, and privacy experts warned the feature could be used to track people; the Electronic Frontier Foundation noted Ring integrates biometric identification like face recognition via "Familiar Faces".
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