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Consumer home surveillance systems are increasingly integrated into law-enforcement evidence workflows.

Amazon’s Ring camera platform allows police and other agencies to request video footage directly from Ring users through the “Community Requests” feature. These requests specify a time window and geographic area and are distributed to nearby Ring account holders, who may voluntarily choose whether to share footage with the requesting agency.<ref>[https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360061697652-How-Public-Safety-Agencies-Request-and-Receive-Video-from-Ring-Neighbors How public safety agencies request video from Ring]</ref>

In 2025, Ring announced a partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company whose systems are widely used by law-enforcement agencies. Through this integration, agencies using Flock’s platform can issue community video requests that are routed to Ring users, consolidating private residential footage into law-enforcement investigative pipelines.<ref>[https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-and-ring-partner-to-help-neighborhoods-work-together-for-safer-communities Flock Safety and Ring partnership announcement]</ref>

Flock Safety is best known for operating automated license-plate recognition (ALPR) networks and fixed surveillance cameras deployed by police departments, municipalities, and other government entities. Civil-liberties groups have raised concerns that linking private home cameras with law-enforcement surveillance platforms expands monitoring capacity with limited transparency or public oversight.<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/what-you-should-know-about-flock-safety-and-license-plate-readers EFF: What you should know about Flock Safety]</ref>

ICE List documents the use of surveillance infrastructure in immigration enforcement contexts to support public understanding of how private technologies intersect with state power.

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+Consumer home surveillance systems are increasingly integrated into law-enforcement evidence workflows.
+Amazon’s Ring camera platform allows police and other agencies to request video footage directly from Ring users through the “Community Requests” feature. These requests specify a time window and geographic area and are distributed to nearby Ring account holders, who may voluntarily choose whether to share footage with the requesting agency.<ref>[https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360061697652-How-Public-Safety-Agencies-Request-and-Receive-Video-from-Ring-Neighbors How public safety agencies request video from Ring]</ref>
+In 2025, Ring announced a partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company whose systems are widely used by law-enforcement agencies. Through this integration, agencies using Flock’s platform can issue community video requests that are routed to Ring users, consolidating private residential footage into law-enforcement investigative pipelines.<ref>[https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-and-ring-partner-to-help-neighborhoods-work-together-for-safer-communities Flock Safety and Ring partnership announcement]</ref>
+Flock Safety is best known for operating automated license-plate recognition (ALPR) networks and fixed surveillance cameras deployed by police departments, municipalities, and other government entities. Civil-liberties groups have raised concerns that linking private home cameras with law-enforcement surveillance platforms expands monitoring capacity with limited transparency or public oversight.<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/what-you-should-know-about-flock-safety-and-license-plate-readers EFF: What you should know about Flock Safety]</ref>
+ICE List documents the use of surveillance infrastructure in immigration enforcement contexts to support public understanding of how private technologies intersect with state power.
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