Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says

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A class action lawsuit is filed against Amazon seeking financial damages for millions of Americans whose faces may have been recorded by Ring cameras via the Familiar Faces feature.
The lawsuit, led by plaintiff Charles Sigwalt, aims to represent all U.S. individuals whose facial recognition data was collected, retained, or used by Ring's Familiar Faces feature, seeking significantly more than $5 million in damages.
Familiar Faces, designed to identify people at doorsteps and send alerts to camera owners, is not enabled by default but can be activated manually, allowing a directory of up to 50 familiar faces.
The feature utilizes AI to scan faces, create a 'face print' converted into a numerical patchwork for re-identification, potentially categorizing guests and passersby, raising privacy concerns.
Sigwalt proposes a nationwide class for all affected U.S. residents and a subclass for Virginia residents, with the lawsuit filed in the Western District of Washington, Amazon's headquarters location.

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