Lawsuit Against Amazon: Ring's Familiar Faces Accused of Collecting Faces Without Consent

Colleagues, sharing an update from the AI and smart‑home space: a class action has been filed against Amazon over Ring’s facial‑recognition feature, Familiar Faces.

Filed by Virginia resident Charles Sigwolt, the suit alleges Familiar Faces retains images of passersby without their consent. Ring requires user consent, but bystanders did not provide it. Amazon responds that data are encrypted and unrecognized faces are deleted after 30 days.

Ring has previously faced criticism over employee access to footage and cooperation with law enforcement.

Why it matters: this concerns the privacy rights of third parties and the risks associated with biometric technologies used by companies.

Do you consider current privacy safeguards sufficient?

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