A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon’s cloud
Published: (February 19, 2026 at 05:32 PM EST)
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Source: The Verge
Source: The Verge
Overview
With Ring facing fierce backlash over its Search Party feature, a new program is challenging developers to move Ring doorbell footage off of Amazon’s cloud—and into users’ own devices. The Fulu Foundation, the consumer‑advocacy group co‑founded by YouTuber Louis Rossmann, is offering an initial bounty of $10,000 to anyone who can integrate Ring doorbells with a local PC or server while cutting off access to Amazon’s servers.
Ring users currently have to pay a subscription fee to store recordings in Amazon’s cloud. While the company offers a local‑storage option through Ring Edge, it is only available with the Ring Alarm Pro, and it still requires …