Amazon’s Ring has revived its police partnerships with a new “Community Requests” feature, allowing law enforcement to request user footage through the tech company Axon. While Ring asserts participation is voluntary and privacy-protected, the move draws criticism from civil liberties advocates like the Electronic Frontier Foundation. They point to Ring’s history of incentivizing police to promote its products, sharing footage without user consent in emergencies, and a $5.8 million FTC settlement for privacy failures. Critics argue these public-private surveillance networks foster a culture of paranoia, disproportionately represent affluent neighborhoods, and inundate police with trivial alerts. Proponents, however, cite studies showing cameras can reduce property crime and argue that for many homeowners, the sense of security outweighs the potential data risks. The debate highlights the trade-off between collaborative crime-fighting and the erosion of personal privacy.