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Amazon was sued on Monday over alleged privacy violations from its Ring doorbell cameras
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Ring announced the Familiar Faces feature last September and faced pushback from consumer protection organizations like the EFF, as well as Senator Ed Markey (D-MA).
Key facts
- Ring announced the Familiar Faces feature last September and faced pushback from consumer protection organizations like the EFF, as well as Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)
- When Ring founder Jamie Siminoff spoke with TechCrunch after Ring canceled its arrangement with Flock Safety, he indicated that the deal would’ve created too much of a “workload
- Familiar Faces lets Ring users identify people who regularly come to their home through AI facial recognition
- After airing a Super Bowl ad to introduce Search Party, an AI-powered feature that uses Ring footage to find lost pets, the company faced similar backlash
Summary
Amazon was sued on Monday over alleged privacy violations from its Ring doorbell cameras. Familiar Faces lets Ring users identify people who regularly come to their home through AI facial recognition. According to the lawsuit, “Millions of other Americans passed by a Ring security camera and unknowingly had their facial recognition information collected.” Amazon’s Ring has a record of concerning behaviors regarding user privacy.