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TL;DR Ring has canceled its planned integration with Flock Safety after weeks of public backlash and user concern.
Ring says no customer videos were ever shared with Flock.
While its Community Requests feature will continue, participation will remain fully voluntary and transparent.
Ring has officially canceled its planned integration with Flock Safety following intense user backlash over surveillance concerns.
In a statement published on its blog and shared first with The Verge, Ring said it made the “joint decision” to abandon the integration after determining it would require significantly more time and resources than expected. The company has emphasized that the integration never went live, and no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock.
Why Ring users were upset Ring announced the Flock partnership back in October 2025 as part of its Community Requests program. The integration would have allowed law enforcement agencies using Flock’s software to submit video requests through Ring’s system.
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However, Flock has reportedly allowed agencies, including ICE, to access its broader camera network, sparking fears that Ring camera footage could be indirectly made available to federal authorities without users’ knowledge. The announcement sparked severe user backlash, with some publicly pledging to ditch their Ring devices.
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