NEW YORK — Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates.

Ring’s Yarger tells WIRED that the decision to shut down the RFA tool was “purely internal” and cited that the company recently hired a new CEO, Liz Hamren, who took over in March 2023.

The Request for Assistance tool allowed police to request and receive video directly from Ring camera owners. Written by Maria Diaz, Staff Writer Jan. 26, 2024 at 1:21 p.m. PT Maria Diaz/ZDNET ...