South Padre Island Police Department: Ring/Neighbors Partnership
An illustration of a common model of a Ring doorbell camera
Credit: Electronic Frontier Foundation
| Agency | South Padre Island Police Department |
| Location | South Padre Island, TX |
| Technology | Ring/Neighbors Partnership |
| Vendor | Ring |
The South Padre Island Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2020 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.
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4/7/2020 [snapshot]
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Ring Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon, markets “doorbell cameras” and other home surveillance devices to residents. Ring also operates a social media platform, Neighbors, which encourages residents to share video footage and incident reports with other residents and the police. Ring has signed agreements with more than 1,300 law enforcement agencies to promote its products.
An illustration of a common model of a Ring doorbell camera
Credit: Electronic Frontier Foundation