Amazon Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Amid Privacy Backlash and Compliance Review

Amazon-owned video doorbell company Ring (RING) has terminated its planned integration with Flock Safety following sustained public backlash and privacy concerns. The integration, intended for its Community Requests law enforcement tool, was scrapped after a Super Bowl ad for a pet-finding feature heightened unease over surveillance. Ring confirmed the decision is mutual with Flock (FLOCK), noting the planned integration required more time and resources than anticipated. Ring clarified it has no relationship with ICE, does not provide ICE with video, feeds, or back-end access, and no videos were shared during the planned integration. Requests remain accessible only to local law enforcement through a third-party partner, and users can choose to ignore requests, contact the investigator directly, or turn off the feature in the Ring app. Videos are securely forwarded to Axon Evidence for onward delivery to the requesting agency. The partnership cancellation follows a 404 Media report last year of immigration-related searches using Flock’s license plate readers and a subsequent Illinois internal audit that led to revocation of access from 47 agencies. Flock maintains it neither encourages nor discourages collaboration with federal entities and that customers retain full authority over data sharing decisions.