Amazon’s Ring is teaming up with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and police

Ring, the maker of Amazon’s surveillance cameras, announced a partnership on Thursday with… flockmaker of AI-powered surveillance cameras that share footage with law enforcement.

Now, agencies using Flock can order from Ring doorbell users Share snapshots To assist with “evidence collection and investigative work.”

Herd cameras work by scanning license plates and other identifying information on cars they see. Flock’s government and police agents can also perform natural language searches on their video footage to find people who match specific descriptions. However, AI-powered technology used by law enforcement has been proven Aggravation Racial biases.

On the same day that Ring announced this partnership, 404 media reported That ICE, the Secret Service, and the Navy have access to the Flock camera network. By partnering with Ring, Flock will potentially have access to footage from millions more cameras.

It’s been for the loop for a long time Proven track record While keeping customer videos security and He believes. In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ordered the company to pay $5.8 million over allegations that employees and contractors had unfettered access to customers’ private videos for years.