Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement
2 days ago
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- #privacy
- #surveillance
- Amazon's Ring partners with Flock Safety to allow 5,000 law enforcement agencies to request Ring camera footage.
- Flock's software enables police to post requests in the Ring Neighbors app for voluntary footage submissions.
- Requests must include incident details like location, timeframe, and investigation code; users can view them anonymously.
- Footage shared by Ring users will be securely sent to law enforcement via FlockOS or Flock Nova.
- Flock is also known for license plate recognition cameras used by law enforcement, communities, and businesses.
- Privacy concerns arise as ICE, Secret Service, and US Navy have accessed Flock's license plate camera footage.
- Sen. Ron Wyden raises alarms over federal agencies' access to Flock's surveillance data.