"}Amazon Ring Will Survive the Anti-surveillance Backlash
In most cases, when police want to search your neighborhood, they need a warrant and a reason to believe something\u2019s amiss. Now \u201creasonable suspicion\u201d is going the way of dial-up.\u00a0Fifty police departments\u00a0across the United States are partnering with Amazon to collect footage from people who use Ring, the company\u2019s internet-connected doorbell. Some are offering discounted or free Ring doorbells in exchange for a pledge to register the devices with law enforcement and submit all requested footage. Amazon\u00a0has also filed patents\u00a0to expand its Ring line beyond doorbells and into cameras mounted on motor vehicles, inside wearable \u201csmart glasses,\u201d even atop\u00a0security drones\u00a0that circle your home and call the police if they detect a disturbance.