Amazon faces class action suit over Ring facial recognition feature
Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit regarding its Ring doorbell feature that utilizes facial recognition technology. The lawsuit, filed by a Virginia resident, seeks $5 million in damages and highlights concerns over privacy and consent. The feature, known as Familiar Faces, allows users to identify visitors but raises issues as those being scanned cannot consent to their images being captured.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed in Seattle by Charles Sigwalt, a Virginia resident.
- ▪Familiar Faces is a feature that scans and identifies visitors at a Ring owner's door.
- ▪The lawsuit claims that millions of people unknowingly had their facial recognition information collected.
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Home > Tech Amazon faces class action suit over Ring facial recognition feature At the center of the lawsuit? Familiar Faces, a Ring doorbell feature that scans and identifies people at your door. By Matt Binder on June 3, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Amazon is being sued over a Ring doorbell feature that uses facial recognition technology to identify visitors at a customer's door. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Amazon has just been hit with a class-action lawsuit over its controversial facial recognition feature in Ring video doorbell cameras.The lawsuit was filed on Monday in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt. The suit seeks $5 million in damages.Last fall, Amazon launched a new "Familiar Faces" feature inside Ring doorbells.
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