Ring's Super Bowl AI Surveillance Push Draws Privacy Alarm

Truthout reports Ring aired a Super Bowl ad for its AI-powered surveillance network via the Search Party program to help locate lost dogs, but critics warn the technology expands a nationwide system enabling license-plate reading, facial recognition, and mass police access through partnerships with Flock and Axon; despite a heartwarming narrative, the rollout risks pervasive neighborhood surveillance, with the familiar faces feature and AI defaults raising civil-liberties concerns.