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Ring doorbell cameras will soon no longer allow police officers and departments to request footage from users via its neighborhood watch app, Neighbors. The Amazon-owned company shared in a blog post that it’s planning to shut down its Request for Assistance, or RFA, tool from the Neighbors app this week, which allowed officers to request and potentially receive video footage from the cameras — without the user’s consent, per Fox News. According to CNN, law enforcement must now submit a formal request, such as a warrant or subpoena, to obtain user footage from Ring camer...

This affects Florida's 12 public universities, including the University of Central Florida, Florida State University and the University of Florida.

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc.’s Ring home doorbell unit says it will stop letting police departments request footage from users’ video doorbells and surveillance cameras, retreating from a practice that was criticized by civil liberties groups and some elected officials.Most Read from BloombergRussia Says Ukraine Downed Plane Carrying Prisoners for SwapTrump Races Toward 2024 Biden Rematch After New Hampshire WinApple Dials Back Car’s Self-Driving Features and Delays Launch to 2028Billionaire J

Ring is reversing course on its police-friendly stance regarding data sharing, according to reporting from Bloomberg. Amazon told the publication that Ring’s home doorbell unit would stop acquiescing to police requests for footage from users’ video doorbells and surveillance cameras.

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