Amazon sued over Ring doorbell facial recognition data collection without consent
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Daniel Miller
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Summary
Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by Virginia man Charles Sigwalt over Ring's "familiar faces" facial recognition feature. The lawsuit alleges that Ring doorbell cameras capture, store, and process images of people's faces without their consent, violating privacy laws. The plaintiff seeks class-action status, representing others whose biometric data was collected without permission. Amazon acquired Ring in 2018 for $1 billion.
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Charles Sigwalt, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, who is pushing for class-action status, sued Amazon in federal court in Seattle on Monday claiming a feature known as 'familiar faces' preserves images of anyone who passes by without their consent.
Amazon purchased Ring in 2018 for $1 billion, according to Reuters.
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