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The backlash was amplified by the revelation that Search Party was enabled by default on eligible outdoor Ring cameras, requiring users to actively opt out rather than opt in.<ref name="geekwire-search-party" /><ref name="engadget-search-party">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-10 |title=Here's how to disable Ring's creepy Search Party feature |url=https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/heres-how-to-disable-rings-creepy-search-party-feature-185420455.html |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Engadget |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215061041/https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/heres-how-to-disable-rings-creepy-search-party-feature-185420455.html |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> This default-on design drew criticism as an example of practices that automatically enroll consumers in data-sharing arrangements without their explicit consent. | The backlash was amplified by the revelation that Search Party was enabled by default on eligible outdoor Ring cameras, requiring users to actively opt out rather than opt in.<ref name="geekwire-search-party" /><ref name="engadget-search-party">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-10 |title=Here's how to disable Ring's creepy Search Party feature |url=https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/heres-how-to-disable-rings-creepy-search-party-feature-185420455.html |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Engadget |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215061041/https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/heres-how-to-disable-rings-creepy-search-party-feature-185420455.html |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> This default-on design drew criticism as an example of practices that automatically enroll consumers in data-sharing arrangements without their explicit consent. | ||