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Amazon’s Ring Partners with Flock Safety, Expanding Police Access to Home Cameras

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Jan 18, 2026
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Amazon’s Ring security cameras have entered a new partnership with Flock Safety that expands how law enforcement agencies can request footage from homeowners, a move privacy advocates say could amplify surveillance risks.

The deal, announced last fall, lets police departments using Flock’s software send Ring users a Community Request for video tied to sp…

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