The change comes after continued criticism by digital rights and social justice groups, which have charged that Ring’s law enforcement partnerships unfairly target communities of color. These groups have asked Consumer Reports and media outlets, including CNET and Wirecutter, to rescind their recommendations of Ring products. (We received information about Ring’s new policy under embargo and will reach out to these groups for comment and update this story.) When agencies create Request for Assistance posts, Ring users within a certain distance of the incident are notified that law enforcement would like to receive footage from them. They can then choose to ignore it or provide footage by clicking a link in the post. If users choose to ignore the posts, law enforcement agencies will have no way of knowing whether they saw them. If users choose to share footage by clicking on the included link, the Ring app will have them select video clips that might be relevant to the case and share them with the agency.