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Key point: "Flock users can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with “evidence collection and investigative work.”
This is not any kind of live link. It is just another way to request a specific video recording be shared by the user. The user has full control. Ring already has the same system in place on their “neighborhood” platform.
I use Samsung SmartTag2 devices. There is an open source application called uTag that also uses a privacy friendly customized version of Samsung’s SmartThings app. This also allows the user to use the trackers on non-Samsung devices.
The Navy would be NCIS and they all have access because they are law enforcement agencies.
Are you referring to “tap to pay” with your phone that uses NFC?
If so, you are out of luck. Only options (at least in the USA) are Apple, Google, and Samsung.