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Amazon's Ring Cancels Flock Partnership Amid Privacy Concerns
The video doorbell company cites underestimated time and resources needed for the integration.
Published on Feb. 13, 2026
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Ring, the Amazon-owned video doorbell company, has canceled its planned partnership with technology firm Flock Safety after weeks of backlash over privacy concerns. The partnership would have integrated Flock's license plate reading cameras into Ring's Community Requests feature, allowing law enforcement to request video footage from users. Ring cited the need for significantly more time and resources than anticipated as the reason for the cancellation.
Why it matters
The decision to cancel the Flock partnership comes amid growing concerns from privacy advocates and customers about Ring's relationships with law enforcement and the potential for surveillance. The partnership raised fears that the integration could enable immigration enforcement agencies like ICE to access Ring camera footage, despite Ring and Flock's claims that they do not work with ICE.
The details
Ring said the planned Flock Safety integration would have required more time and resources than anticipated, leading to the mutual decision to cancel the partnership. While the integration never went into effect, Ring customers had expressed discomfort online about the potential partnership weeks before the Super Bowl commercial that sparked further backlash. Ring maintains that it does not have a relationship with ICE and that federal agencies cannot directly access footage through Community Requests, which are only available to local law enforcement.
- On February 13, 2026, Ring announced it was canceling the partnership with Flock Safety.
- In the weeks prior to the Super Bowl, some Ring customers voiced concerns online about the planned Flock integration.
The players
Ring
An Amazon-owned video doorbell company that has faced criticism over its relationships with law enforcement.
Flock Safety
A technology firm that makes cameras for reading license plates, which had planned to integrate with Ring's Community Requests feature.
Josh Thomas
The chief communications officer of Flock Safety.
Thomas Allison
A longtime Ring customer who canceled his subscription after a viral social media post falsely claimed ICE could access Ring cameras.
Emma Daniels
A spokesperson for Ring.
What they’re saying
“We determined the planned Flock Safety integration would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated. As a result, we have made the joint decision to cancel the planned integration.”
— Ring (Ring's website)
“That flyer made it sound like Ring signed an agreement that (ICE) could access your cameras. That really disturbs me.”
— Thomas Allison, Ring customer (CNN)
“Ring has no partnership with ICE, does not give ICE videos, feeds, or back-end access, and does not share video with them.”
— Emma Daniels, Ring spokesperson (CNN)
The takeaway
This decision highlights the ongoing privacy concerns surrounding smart home devices and their integration with law enforcement. It underscores the need for greater transparency and oversight around how these technologies are used and the data they collect, especially when it comes to vulnerable communities.
