Proposed Ring-Flock partnership (2025-2026): Difference between revisions

The '''proposed Ring–Flock Safety partnership''' was an announced integration between Amazon-owned [[Ring]] and surveillance technology company [[Flock Safety]], which would have enabled law enforcement agencies using Flock's platforms to request footage from Ring camera owners through Ring's "Community Requests" feature. Announced in October 2025, the partnership was cancelled on February 12, 2026, before ever becoming operational, following significant public backlash and criticism from privacy advocates and members of the United States Congress.<ref name="ring-cancellation-blog">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-12 |title=Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership |url=https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-and-flock-cancel-partnership/ |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=The Ring Blog |publisher=Ring (Amazon) |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218143503/https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-and-flock-cancel-partnership/ |archive-date=18 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name="flock-cancellation-blog">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-12 |title=Flock and Ring Cancel Announced Community Requests Integration |url=https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/an-update-on-ring-partnership |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Flock Safety Blog |publisher=Flock Safety}}</ref>

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