Ring
Ring is a Home Security & Cameras company founded in 2013 and based in Hawthorne, United States.
Ring was founded in 2013 by Jamie Siminoff as the crowdfunded startup Doorbot, renamed Ring in 2014, and became one of the defining consumer brands in video doorbells and home security cameras. Amazon acquired Ring in 2018 for a reported ~$1 billion, and Ring operates as an Amazon subsidiary (acquired_by is left null here because it continues as a distinct, actively-marketed brand under Amazon rather than being folded away). Ring's lineup spans wired and battery video doorbells, indoor/outdoor cameras, floodlight cams, and the Ring Alarm system with optional professional monitoring, alongside the Neighbors social network where users share local safety information and footage. Founder Jamie Siminoff, who left Amazon in 2023, returned in early 2025 to again lead Amazon's video-doorbell and connected-security business, with a stated focus on applying AI across the product suite. That AI push has intensified Ring's privacy controversies: its Search Party Super Bowl ad in early 2026 triggered a fresh public backlash, and on June 2, 2026 a class-action lawsuit was filed over the Familiar Faces facial-recognition feature, alleging it collects biometric data without consent.
Ring effectively created the mass-market video-doorbell category and, through the Neighbors network and law-enforcement partnerships, sits at the center of the privacy and civil-liberties debate over residential surveillance.
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