Starting June 7, police departments and other public safety agencies that want access to footage gathered from Ring’s security cameras and doorbells will need to make those requests publicly via the Neighbors app.
(Image: Ring) Affordable security cameras and video doorbells have their benefits—from catching porch pirates and keeping tabs on pets to…helping the police solve crimes? That last one has been a cause for concern among privacy advocates ever since Amazon-owned Ring confirmed that it partnered with at least 405 police agencies across the US so officials could more easily access video footage captured by its doorbell cameras. Using Ring’s Neighbors app, police departments could request footage from Ring owners via a portal.
