{"id":2363,"date":"2026-02-19T01:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/rings-ai-powered-search-party-wont-stop-at-finding-lost-dogs-leaked-email-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T01:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:01:40","slug":"rings-ai-powered-search-party-wont-stop-at-finding-lost-dogs-leaked-email-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/rings-ai-powered-search-party-wont-stop-at-finding-lost-dogs-leaked-email-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring\u2019s AI-powered Search Party won\u2019t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ring cameras on a green background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/STKS525_MASS_SURVEILLANCE5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-none\">A leaked internal email obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs\/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>404 Media<\/em><\/a> shows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood search capability than just looking for lost dogs. The outlet reports the email, sent last October by founder Jamie Siminoff to all Ring employees, says that with Search Party, \u00ab\u00a0You can now see a future where we are able to zero out crime in neighborhoods.\u00a0\u00bb  <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Ring, the Amazon-owned home security company, has come under intense criticism in recent weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/876866\/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ad-online-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following a Super Bowl commercial for its Search Party feature<\/a> that showed Ring cameras surveilling a neighborhood for lost dogs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The ad, which details how AI can be used to search  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/880906\/ring-siminoff-email-leak-search-party-expansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leaked internal email obtained by 404 Media shows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood search capability 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