📰 Amazon, Ring sued for alleged privacy violations from facial recognition tools Ring is the source of a new lawsuit that claims one of its features can capture
Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit over its Ring doorbell cameras' "Familiar Faces" facial recognition feature. The suit alleges that Ring collects facial data from individuals passing by the cameras without their consent, even if they are not Ring users. While Ring requires users to opt-in and states that data is encrypted and deleted after 30 days, privacy advocates argue that the public has not consented to this data collection. AI
IMPACT Raises concerns about the privacy implications of AI-powered surveillance features in consumer products.