Amazon's Ring sued over facial recognition feature that allegedly captures passerby data without consent
By
Anna Washenko
Right out the toaster. Reliable, with some real depth.
Summary
Amazon's Ring smart home brand is facing a class action lawsuit over its "Familiar Faces" feature, which uses AI facial recognition to identify and store data on people who pass by Ring doorbells and cameras. Plaintiff Charles Sigwalt alleges the feature collects and stores facial data without consent, seeking at least $5 million in damages and class action certification. The lawsuit claims millions of Americans have been affected by this alleged privacy violation.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe company has been sued on claims that a feature on its doorbells and cameras allows the devices to collect and store photos of passers by without their consent.
The Familiar Faces capability at the center of the lawsuit is an optional one that leverages AI to recognize and remember people who frequent a location.
Plaintiff Charles Sigwalt is seeking class action certification for the suit, and is looking for at least $5 million in damages.
Millions of other Americans passed by a Ring
You might also wanna read
Home Depot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Secret Facial Recognition at Self-Checkouts
A Home Depot customer has filed a class action lawsuit against the retail giant, alleging the company secretly uses facial recognition techn
petapixel.com·9mo ago
Facial Recognition in Supermarkets Raises Concerns About Customer Profiling and Dynamic Pricing
The article discusses emerging concerns about facial recognition technology being deployed in supermarkets, where it could potentially be us
politico.com·2mo ago
Ring Partners with Flock to Enable Law Enforcement Access to Doorbell Camera Footage
Amazon's Ring surveillance camera division has partnered with Flock, a company that provides AI-powered surveillance cameras to law enforcem
techcrunch.com·7mo ago
Ring Cancels Flock Safety Integration Following Privacy Backlash
Ring, the Amazon-owned home security company, has canceled its planned integration with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company that
theverge.com·4mo ago
Former Meta Employees Launch Stream Ring: AI Smart Ring for Voice Note Recording
Former Meta employees from CTRL-Labs have launched the Stream Ring, an AI-powered smart ring that allows users to record voice notes by whis
The Verge·7mo ago
Clearview AI Faces Criminal Complaint in Austria Over Facial Recognition Data Collection
Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that scraped over 60 billion photos from the internet to build a massive biometric database, face
noyb.eu·7mo ago