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Amazon sued over Ring facial recognition privacy violations

Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit over its Ring doorbell cameras' facial recognition feature, "Familiar Faces." The suit alleges that the feature collects facial data of individuals passing by Ring cameras without their consent, even though users must opt-in to enable it. Privacy advocates and a senator had previously raised concerns about the feature, which was launched in December despite the pushback. Amazon maintains that facial data is encrypted, not shared, and unidentified faces are deleted after 30 days. AI

IMPACT Raises privacy concerns for AI-powered features in consumer devices, potentially leading to stricter regulations.

RANK_REASON Class action lawsuit filed against a company's product feature.

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    Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature

    The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.