Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says
Summary
A lawsuit against Amazon claims its Ring cameras illegally scanned and stored millions of Americans’ facial data through the Familiar Faces feature. The suit seeks more than $5 million in damages and argues that Amazon violated privacy laws and misused biometric information without proper consent.Key Facts
- The Familiar Faces feature uses facial recognition to identify people at the door and notify the camera owner.
- Ring camera owners must enable Familiar Faces; it is not turned on automatically.
- The lawsuit was filed by Charles Sigwalt in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington.
- The suit represents all Americans whose facial data was collected by Ring and a special group for Virginia residents.
- Facial recognition creates a unique “face print” using artificial intelligence to identify people repeatedly.
- Amazon does not offer Familiar Faces in Texas, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon due to strict biometric privacy laws there.
- The lawsuit claims Amazon broke federal law by collecting biometric data without clear consent or warning, violating consumer privacy.
- It also alleges Virginia law was breached by using people’s images for business without their permission.
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