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Ring Cancels Flock Safety Deal Amid Surveillance Backlash

2/13/2026

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Ring, the Amazon subsidiary, canceled its partnership with Flock Safety after a controversial Super Bowl ad for its AI-powered Search Party feature.
Critics, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, labeled the feature a "surveillance nightmare."
Ring stated the integration was never launched and cited the need for more resources as the reason for cancellation.
The Community Requests program will continue, and the Axon partnership remains intact.

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Story summary

Ring, the Amazon subsidiary, canceled its partnership with Flock Safety after a controversial Super Bowl ad for its AI-powered Search Party feature.
Critics, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, labeled the feature a "surveillance nightmare."
Ring stated the integration was never launched and cited the need for more resources as the reason for cancellation.
The Community Requests program will continue, and the Axon partnership remains intact.