Ring’s now-canceled partnership with Flock Safety suggests the company may have finally found the limits of how far consumers will tolerate AI-driven surveillance in their own neighborhoods.
Ring has decided not to go ahead with its planned integration with Flock Safety. The decision came after public backlash over privacy and surveillance concerns, even though the partnership never actually launched.
In a February 12 blog post, Amazon-owned Ring said that it wouldn’t move forward with connecting its Community Requests feature to Flock Safety’s law enforcement platform. The company said the integration required more time and resources than anticipated and claimed that no customer footage was ever shared.
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