Amazon's Ring sued over facial recognition feature in class-action privacy lawsuit
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Summary
Amazon's Ring doorbell company is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, who alleges that the "Familiar Faces" feature on Ring cameras captures and stores facial images of passersby without their consent. The feature uses AI to identify familiar faces, and the plaintiff claims this violates privacy rights. The lawsuit, filed in Seattle federal court, seeks at least $5 million in damages for the class.
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He is seeking at least $5 million in damages for the class.
Familiar Faces, which is optional, uses artificial intelligence to identify...
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