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|Description=IoT camera manufacturer acquired by Amazon in 2018. This company was sued by the FTC in 2023 and collaborate with private companies, local~~, and federal~~ law enforcement. In 2025, the flock partnership and "search party" feature for dogs caused push-back from consumers the following year.

|Description=IoT camera manufacturer acquired by Amazon in 2018. This company was sued by the FTC in 2023 and collaborate with private companies and local law enforcement. In 2025, the flock partnership and "search party" feature for dogs caused push-back from consumers the following year.

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On February 12, Ring terminated its contract with [[Flock Safety]] over the integration requiring "significantly more time and resources than anticipated".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-and-flock-cancel-partnership/|title=Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership|date=2026-02-12|author=Ring|work=Ring Blog |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> On Flock's part, they state "the integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/an-update-on-ring-partnership|title=Flock and Ring Cancel Announced Community Requests Integration|date=2026-02-12|work=Flock Safety|access-date=2026-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220163236/https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/an-update-on-ring-partnership |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref>

===Search Party ''(2026)''===

=== Axon (2025-) ===

In a April 22, 2025 press release, Axon announced "new partnership between Axon and Ring."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=Axon Announces New Fixed ALPR Camera Solutions and Next-Gen AI Advancements to Expand Real-Time Public Safety Ecosystem |url=https://www.axon.com/newsroom/press-releases/axon-announces-new-fixed-ALPR-camera-solutions-and-next-gen-AI-advancements-to-expand-real-time-public-safety-ecosystem |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Axon}}</ref> In their announcement, Axon claims that "Ring customers the choice to securely and privately share video footage with investigators.<ref name=":2" /> The integration will allow officers to send requests to a geofenced area and timeframe, and allow them to choose whether to share relevant footage, which will end up in the Axon Evidence cloud. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-19 |title=Building safer communities together: Axon and Ring launch Community Request partnership |url=https://www.axon.com/blog/building-safer-communities-together-axon-and-ring |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Axon}}</ref>

===Search Party ''(2026)a''===

On February 8, 2026, Ring would air a commercial for their "search party" feature for the Super Bowl. In the ad, the founder Jamie Siminoff states the feature has helped "more than a dog a day has been reunited with their family" out of 10 million a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/|title=With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet|date=2026-02-10|work=404Media|first=Jason|last=Koebler |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220165139/https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/ |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> Many Ring owners voiced concerns regarding this new feature, with those stating its dystopian and invasive nature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1qzrts8/ring_search_party/|title=Ring “Search Party” |work=Reddit|author=u/Check123ok|date=2026-02-08}}</ref> This feature is opt-in by default and can be used alongside a premium "familiar faces" feature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0|title=No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's Surveillance Nightmare|work=EFF|date=2026-02-10|first=Beryl|last=Lipton |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220165255/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0 |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> On February 18, 2026, emails were leaked showing Siminoff saying how Ring "could have potentially been used to help find Charlie Kirk’s killer" in regards to the community requests feature, in addition to a spokesperson saying "the decision [of sharing] remains firmly in the customer’s hands, not ours".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/|title=Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs|first=Jason|last=Koebler|work=404Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218144321/https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/|archive-date=2026-02-18|url-status=live}}</ref>

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-|Description=IoT camera manufacturer acquired by Amazon in 2018. This company was sued by the FTC in 2023 and collaborate with private companies, local, and federal law enforcement. In 2025, the flock partnership and "search party" feature for dogs caused push-back from consumers the following year.
+|Description=IoT camera manufacturer acquired by Amazon in 2018. This company was sued by the FTC in 2023 and collaborate with private companies and local law enforcement. In 2025, the flock partnership and "search party" feature for dogs caused push-back from consumers the following year.
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 On February 12, Ring terminated its contract with [[Flock Safety]] over the integration requiring "significantly more time and resources than anticipated".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-and-flock-cancel-partnership/|title=Ring and Flock Cancel Partnership|date=2026-02-12|author=Ring|work=Ring Blog |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> On Flock's part, they state "the integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/an-update-on-ring-partnership|title=Flock and Ring Cancel Announced Community Requests Integration|date=2026-02-12|work=Flock Safety|access-date=2026-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220163236/https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/an-update-on-ring-partnership |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref>
-===Search Party ''(2026)''===
+=== Axon (2025-) ===
+In a April 22, 2025 press release, Axon announced "new partnership between Axon and Ring."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=Axon Announces New Fixed ALPR Camera Solutions and Next-Gen AI Advancements to Expand Real-Time Public Safety Ecosystem |url=https://www.axon.com/newsroom/press-releases/axon-announces-new-fixed-ALPR-camera-solutions-and-next-gen-AI-advancements-to-expand-real-time-public-safety-ecosystem |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Axon}}</ref>  In their announcement, Axon claims that "Ring customers the choice to securely and privately share video footage with investigators.<ref name=":2" /> The integration will allow officers to send requests to a geofenced area and timeframe, and allow them to choose whether to share relevant footage, which will end up in the Axon Evidence cloud. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-19 |title=Building safer communities together: Axon and Ring launch Community Request partnership |url=https://www.axon.com/blog/building-safer-communities-together-axon-and-ring |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Axon}}</ref>
+===Search Party ''(2026)a''===
 On February 8, 2026, Ring would air a commercial for their "search party" feature for the Super Bowl. In the ad, the founder Jamie Siminoff states the feature has helped "more than a dog a day has been reunited with their family" out of 10 million a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/|title=With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet|date=2026-02-10|work=404Media|first=Jason|last=Koebler |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220165139/https://www.404media.co/with-ring-american-consumers-built-a-surveillance-dragnet/ |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> Many Ring owners voiced concerns regarding this new feature, with those stating its dystopian and invasive nature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1qzrts8/ring_search_party/|title=Ring “Search Party” |work=Reddit|author=u/Check123ok|date=2026-02-08}}</ref> This feature is opt-in by default and can be used alongside a premium "familiar faces" feature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0|title=No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's Surveillance Nightmare|work=EFF|date=2026-02-10|first=Beryl|last=Lipton |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220165255/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/no-one-including-our-furry-friends-will-be-safer-rings-surveillance-nightmare-0 |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> On February 18, 2026, emails were leaked showing Siminoff saying how Ring "could have potentially been used to help find Charlie Kirk’s killer" in regards to the community requests feature, in addition to a spokesperson saying "the decision [of sharing] remains firmly in the customer’s hands, not ours".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/|title=Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs|first=Jason|last=Koebler|work=404Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218144321/https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/|archive-date=2026-02-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
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