Episode
Let's talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state
Decoder with Nilay Patel · Feb 16, 2026 · 27 min
Today, we're talking about the camera company Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state. Since it aired for a massive audience at the Super Bowl, Ring’s Search Party commercial has become a lightning rod for controversy. It’s easy to see how the same technology that can find lost dogs can be used to find people, and then used to invade our privacy in all kinds of uncomfortable ways, by cops…