亚马逊旗下的家庭监控公司Ring宣布与警用装备制造商Axon达成合作，将重新启动一项允许执法部门向用户请求门铃摄像头视频的功能。此举标志着Ring对其2024年取消“援助请求”功能的策略进行逆转，当时Ring表示此举是为了成为一个更侧重社区的品牌。此次合作与Ring创始人Siminoff的回归以及公司对AI的重视同步，旨在通过AI提升效率并加强与执法部门的联系。新合作将允许警方通过Axon的证据管理系统请求视频，并可能允许用户同意直接向执法部门直播门铃画面。Ring创始人表示此举旨在加强社区与公共安全机构的联系，为更安全的社区做出贡献。

Ring公司重新启动了与执法部门合作请求用户门铃视频的功能，该功能曾在2024年被取消，当时Ring称此举是为了更侧重社区品牌形象。此次的合作标志着Ring策略的转变，重新加强了与执法部门的整合。

此次合作是Ring创始人Jamie Siminoff回归后推动的战略之一，他目前还负责亚马逊的Blink摄像头、Key入户配送系统和Sidewalk网络。Siminoff回归后大力推行AI战略，要求通过AI来精简运营，并要求所有晋升都需证明AI驱动的效率或客户体验的提升。

新的合作将允许警方通过Axon的证据管理系统向Ring用户请求视频。此外，Ring还在探索允许用户同意直接向执法部门直播其门铃摄像头的可能性，这旨在加强社区与公共安全部门之间的联系。

Ring此次的策略转变引发了内部员工对隐私和数据安全的担忧，他们不确定收集到的视频将如何被使用。此前，亚马逊曾因监视Ring和Alexa用户与联邦贸易委员会达成和解，尽管公司否认存在不当行为。

Ring, the Amazon-owned home surveillance company, is partnering with taser-maker Axon to once again help law enforcement request footage from users’ doorbell cameras.

The move reverses Ring’s 2024 decision to kill its "Request for Assistance" feature, which let police ask users for video via the Neighbors app. At the time, Ring framed the change as a shift toward becoming a more community-focused brand, one less reliant on law enforcement integrations. That ethos now appears to be on pause.

The about-face coincides with the return of Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who rejoined Amazon in April. Under his renewed leadership, Ring is doubling down on AI and rekindling its relationship with law enforcement. As first reported by Business Insider, the new partnership with Axon will allow police to request video from Ring users via Axon’s evidence management system. Ring is also reportedly exploring an option that would let users consent to live streaming their doorbell feeds directly to law enforcement.

In a public statement, Siminoff called the Axon partnership a way to "foster a vital connection between our neighbors and public safety agencies," positioning it as a tool for safer neighborhoods.

The Axon deal is just one part of Siminoff’s broader return strategy. He now oversees not just Ring, but also Amazon’s Blink camera line, its Key in-home delivery system, and the Sidewalk wireless mesh network. Since his return, Siminoff has pushed a hyper-AI agenda, including internal mandates to "do more with less" by using AI to streamline operations. Per Insider, even promotions now require proof of AI-driven impact on efficiency or customer experience.

Internally, the shift has raised eyebrows. Current Ring employees told Insider they’re unsure how the collected footage will be used — and raised flags about privacy and data concerns that have long haunted the brand.

In 2023, Amazon reached a $5.8 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for spying on Ring and Alexa users, though the company denied any wrongdoing.