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Move comes against backdrop of disasterclass Super Bowl ad Ring has cut ties with Flock, citing resource constraints, mere months after the pair announced a partnership.

Ring has terminated its partnership with Flock Safety, as debates rage about user privacy and law enforcement access

Following intense backlash to its partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company that works with law enforcement agencies, Ring has announced it is canceling the integration

Ring and Flock Safety have cancelled their partnership, which aimed to make it easier for police to access users' cameras.

The company says no customer videos were ever shared as part of the planned Flock integration.

Ring has canceled its partnership with Flock Safety, after receiving backlash for running a Super Bowl ad touting its Search Party feature

Ring's decision to cancel its partnership with Flock comes as tech companies face growing pressure to reexamine their work with federal agencies.

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who left in 2023 and returned last year, has since moved to re-establish police partnerships and push more AI into Ring cameras. The company has also partnered with Flock, a surveillance firm used by thousands of police departments, and launched a beta feature called "Familiar Faces" that identifies known people at your door

Plaintiffs called Norfolk's Flock camera network a dragnet."

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A couple months ago, YouTuber Benn Jordan "found vulnerabilities in some of Flock's license plate reader cameras," reports 404 Media's Jason Koebler