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	ICE List documents such companies where their products or services materially intersect with enforcement ecosystems relevant to immigration enforcement, civil liberties, and public accountability.		ICE List documents such companies where their products or services materially intersect with enforcement ecosystems relevant to immigration enforcement, civil liberties, and public accountability.

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== Overview ==
Ring is a U.S.-based consumer surveillance and smart-home security company owned by Amazon. Ring manufactures internet-connected video doorbells and home security cameras and operates a cloud-based platform through which video footage may be stored, shared, and accessed by users.

Public documentation confirms that Ring has developed systems allowing law-enforcement agencies to request video footage directly from Ring users and has entered into partnerships integrating Ring footage into broader law-enforcement surveillance platforms.<ref name="RingLERequests">[[https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360061697652-How-Public-Safety-Agencies-Request-and-Receive-Video-from-Ring-Neighbors](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><ref name="RingFlock">[[https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-and-ring-partner-to-help-neighborhoods-work-together-for-safer-communities](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>

== Boycott ==
Ring is listed for boycott due to documented practices that integrate privately owned home surveillance devices into law-enforcement investigative workflows, including:

* '''Law-enforcement video requests''': Ring operates a “Community Requests” system that allows verified law-enforcement agencies to request video footage from Ring users within defined geographic areas and time windows. Although Ring states that participation is voluntary, the system enables routine solicitation of private residential camera footage for law-enforcement investigations.<ref name="RingLERequests" />

* '''Integration with law-enforcement surveillance platforms''': In 2025, Ring announced a partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology provider whose platforms are widely used by law-enforcement agencies. This integration routes community video requests through law-enforcement software infrastructure, consolidating consumer surveillance footage into investigative systems used by police departments and municipalities.<ref name="RingFlock" />

* '''Civil-liberties concerns''': Civil-liberties organisations have raised concerns that linking private home cameras with law-enforcement platforms expands surveillance capacity with limited transparency or public oversight and contributes to the normalization of semi-voluntary data collection from private individuals.<ref name="EFFFlock">[[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/what-you-should-know-about-flock-safety-and-license-plate-readers](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>

Because Ring’s systems materially support law-enforcement surveillance infrastructure by facilitating access to privately collected residential video footage, ICE List documents Ring as a boycott-listed company.

== Background ==
Law-enforcement agencies increasingly rely on privately operated technology platforms and consumer devices to supplement investigative and surveillance capabilities. Ring’s integration of consumer-owned cameras into law-enforcement request and evidence pipelines reflects a broader trend in which private technology companies provide infrastructure that expands state surveillance capacity.

ICE List documents such companies where their products or services materially intersect with enforcement ecosystems relevant to immigration enforcement, civil liberties, and public accountability.

== Sources == <references />

[[Category:Boycott]]

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