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February 18, 2026
What is Ring’s Search Party feature really for?
A new report from 404 Media today featured a leaked email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who leads the camera maker inside Amazon, saying back in October that he has grander ambitions for the company’s controversial Search Party feature beyond just finding lost dogs.
TL;DR
- A leaked email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff suggests the Search Party feature has ambitions beyond finding lost dogs.
- Siminoff leads the camera maker, which is part of Amazon.
- This development follows previous claims by Ring that they have no plans to use facial recognition for people identification.
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