“Milpitas police plan to share a link for residents to voluntarily upload doorbell footage and organize community events, where residents can sign up to participate in the program, said Tyler Jamison, the Milpitas assistant chief of police.”

“Ring has been adopted as part of a free program in cities across the country, including local initiatives in New York City, Mount Vernon, Syracuse, Philadelphia, Jackson and Cleveland.”

“It is unclear which company’s doorbell cameras Milpitas plans to distribute. But police have said it will not be Amazon’s Ring, which is already heavily integrated into police departments across the country.”

“Meeting notes show that staff ultimately recommended an option including cameras that 'provide similar or equal capabilities' compared with Ring cameras.”

“Minutes from the meeting state disadvantages of this option as having 'no direct integration with police department’s current digital management system' and notes that 'investigative requests will need to be made through social media platforms' and this 'may delay investigations'.”

“Jamison said Ring cameras require subscription services to store footage, 'and we didn’t want to place that burden on the residents'.”

“Jamison also said all video received through the program was '100% voluntarily shared by residents'.”