Amazon Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership After Super Bowl Backlash

Ring says no customer videos were ever shared as it terminates planned integration with Flock Safety amid growing scrutiny.

Published on Feb. 13, 2026

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Ring, an Amazon-owned home-security company, announced it is terminating its planned integration with Flock Safety, a partnership that would have allowed police to request doorbell footage. The decision comes after Ring's Super Bowl ad for its AI pet-tracking feature sparked backlash, with critics raising surveillance fears and scrutiny of Flock's reported access by ICE and CBP.

Why it matters

The cancellation of the Ring-Flock Safety partnership highlights growing concerns over the expansion of surveillance technologies and their potential misuse by law enforcement. As Amazon and other tech companies face increasing pressure to address privacy and civil liberties issues, this move signals a shift in the industry's approach to partnerships that could enable expanded police access to customer data.

The details

Ring says the planned integration with Flock Safety would have required significantly more time and resources than anticipated, leading the companies to mutually cancel the partnership. Both Ring and Flock have stated that no customer videos were ever shared between the services. However, the backlash over Ring's Super Bowl ad and concerns about Flock's reported access by ICE and CBP appear to have been key factors in the decision to terminate the integration.

  • On Thursday, Ring announced it is terminating its planned integration with Flock Safety.
  • Last October, the Flock partnership was announced as part of Ring's Community Requests program, which launched after the Requests for Assistance program.

The players

Ring

An Amazon-owned home-security company that provides video doorbells and other security devices for residential and commercial use.

Flock Safety

A company that provides automated license plate readers and other surveillance technologies to law enforcement agencies.

Senator Ed Markey

A U.S. Senator who urged Amazon to discontinue the use of facial recognition technology in Ring's products.

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What they’re saying

“Following a comprehensive review, we determined the planned Flock Safety integration would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated.”

— Emma Daniels, Ring spokesperson (The Manila Times)

“No videos were ever shared between these services”

— Emma Daniels, Ring spokesperson (The Manila Times)

What’s next

A scheduled Friday protest outside Amazon's Seattle headquarters demands cutting ties with Flock, ICE, and CBP while Ring users were encouraged to discard devices amid growing industry pressure.

The takeaway

The cancellation of the Ring-Flock Safety partnership highlights the growing public scrutiny and concerns over the expansion of surveillance technologies and their potential misuse by law enforcement. As tech companies face increasing pressure to address privacy and civil liberties issues, this move signals a shift in the industry's approach to partnerships that could enable expanded police access to customer data.