WASHINGTON — Ring is expanding the reach of its Community Requests feature through a new collaboration with public safety software firm Flock Safety, the Amazon-owned home security company announced.

California law enforcement will not be able to access your Ring home security footage as easily after a change in the company’s policy and public safety agreement. Beginning in February, Ring, a home ...

Ring introduced the “Request for Assistance” tool in the neighbors app in 2021, as an alternative to private messages, giving police a way to publicly ask users to voluntarily turn over video footage.

The new tool, Community Requests, closely resembles a controversial program canceled in 2024 Local police departments can quickly ask Ring security camera owners in a particular neighborhood for ...

Ring, an Amazon company that makes video doorbells and security cameras, announced it's expanding its Community Requests feature by allowing local public safety agencies to ask Ring users for help, ...