Amazon-owned home security company Ring has partnered with Flock Safety, a company whose network of AI-assisted cameras is used by thousands of law enforcement agencies across the US β just weeks after Ring announced a similar partnership with security firm Axon Enterprise. π
The partnerships will allow police to send requests to Ring camera owners when they're trying to track down footage that could help in an ongoing investigation. The requests must include a specific location and timeframe, as well as details about what is being investigated.
This Community Requests feature is optional; agencies canβt see who received a notification or who chose not to respond. You can also turn off Community Request notifications altogether.
Amazon previously offered a similar program called Request for Assistance (RFA), which it phased out last year.
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