Amazon's Ring Sued Over Facial Recognition Feature

Amazon's Ring has been hit with a lawsuit concerning its facial recognition feature, raising new privacy concerns for the doorbell maker. This is the latest in a series of privacy-related issues for the company.

2 Jun, 11:12 — 2 Jun, 11:57

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Why this matters

This lawsuit highlights growing concerns over privacy and the use of facial recognition technology in consumer devices. It could set a precedent for how companies handle biometric data collected from public spaces and impact the future development and deployment of smart home security systems.

Key entitiesAmazon's Ring Charles Sigwalt Seattle

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Amazon's Ring is being sued over its "Familiar Faces" feature
The lawsuit is a class-action suit filed in federal court in Seattle
The plaintiff alleges the feature retains images of passersby without consent

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The plaintiff in the lawsuit is Charles Sigwalt

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The lawsuit is a class-action lawsuit

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The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Seattle

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The lawsuit alleges Ring's "Familiar Faces" feature retains images of passersby without consent

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The name of the plaintiff, Charles Sigwalt

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The IndependentMostly Factual74d ago

Amazon’s Ring hit with explosive facial recognition lawsuit

Charles Sigwalt, the plaintiff, has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, asserting that Ring’s "Familiar Faces" feature retains images of passersby, including himself, without their permission

By Greg Bensinger

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual74d ago