Amazon faces lawsuit over Ring facial recognition software
Summary
A Virginia man is suing Amazon because its Ring doorbell camera used facial recognition without his permission. The lawsuit claims the camera’s "Familiar Faces" feature scans and stores people’s face data without consent, raising privacy concerns.Key Facts
- Charles Sigwalt filed a lawsuit in Seattle federal court against Amazon’s Ring for privacy violations.
- The Ring's "Familiar Faces" feature uses facial recognition to identify and categorize people who come near the camera.
- The feature collects a "face print," allowing the system to recognize the same person later.
- Sigwalt says his face data was collected when he visited friends and is still stored by Amazon.
- Ring introduced the Familiar Faces feature in September 2025 to give doorbell owners specific alerts with names.
- Users can turn this feature on or off.
- Privacy groups and some politicians have raised concerns that this technology invades privacy and risks misuse or data leaks.
- Amazon has faced prior legal issues related to Ring’s privacy and security, including a $5.8 million settlement with the FTC in 2023.
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