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When Amazon announced a wider rollout of a surveillance feature to help Ring smart doorbells locate lost dogs, it was immediately seen as a precursor to using the feature to identify people. That the ...

Since the commercial aired, Jamie Siminoff has been trying to quell an outcry over privacy concerns with his doorbell cameras. By Jordyn Holman Jamie Siminoff, the founder and chief inventor of Ring, ...

The company is not accused of any wrongdoing. Still, the ad quickly generated concern and speculation online about how similar technology might be used in the future. How Democrats plan to protest ...

Amazon’s smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety. The announcement follows a backlash that erupted after a 30-second Ring ad that ...

CHICAGO -- Home surveillance companies are under scrutiny in the wake of two national news events drawing attention to privacy concerns surrounding the use of Ring and Nest security systems. A Super ...

A commercial about a lost dog being reunited with his family ignited concerns that a “Search Party” feature posed privacy risks. Ring parted ways with the tech company Flock Safety. By Mark Walker The ...

WASHINGTON — Amazon's smart doorbell maker Ring and Flock Safety, a police surveillance company, have ended their partnership after a commercial featuring a lost dog that aired during the Super Bowl ...