Ring said police don`t automatically have access to ring video streams. Law enforcement has access to a portal and must then directly request information from users of the Neighbors app if they want to watch movie material. Ring says it doesn`t share any information with law enforcement unless a user agrees to it. „We don`t want to push a particular product,“ said Radd Rotello, an official with the Frisco Texas Police Department that merged with Ring. „As a police force, we don`t. That is not our place. Activists and researchers praised Amazon this week, tempered after the company announced it will not sell its controversial facial recognition technology to law enforcement for a year, in response to growing pressure on tech companies to sever some ties to prosecution amid a national regulation on police brutality and racial inequality. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he was „happy to lose customers“ who don`t support Black Lives Matter. Amazon, Ring`s parent company, has developed facial recognition software called Recognition, which is used by police across the country. Technology keeps getting better: Earlier this month, Amazon`s web services arm announced that it had improved the accuracy of the facial scanning system in estimating a person`s emotions and was even insightful enough to „follow a new emotion: `fear.`“ In light of Amazon`s recent statement condemning police violence, we ask that you follow your feelings and end Ring`s disturbing and dangerous partnerships with law enforcement,“ the petition states. „These partnerships put parishioners and the general public at risk of racial profiling, overpoliticism and the potential for violence.“ „We recognize that social media is a huge and easily accessible mechanism for public communication and we are trying to openly engage the community through as many platforms as possible to encourage people to engage and report suspicious crimes or activities,“ a spokesperson said. „Ring is another social media platform that allows us to communicate with the community, exchange information and promote greater transparency.“ Sgt. William Pickering, an official with the Norfolk Police Department in Virginia who collaborates with Ring, compared the extension of the system to the beginning of DNA evidence in criminal cases — a significant capability, which is highlighted by new technologies and helps the police gain the upper hand. .

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