A Virginia man has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Amazon over Ring's 'Familiar Faces' feature, which uses AI to recognize and catalog faces of people who pass by Ring doorbells. The plaintiff argues that passersby — delivery drivers, neighbors, strangers — have their faceprints captured and stored without consent or any practical opt-out. The suit seeks at least $5 million in damages. Amazon has notably excluded the feature from Illinois and Texas, the two US states with the strictest biometric privacy laws, including Illinois' BIPA which allows up to $5,000 per intentional violation. The case joins a history of legal and regulatory scrutiny for Ring, including a 2023 FTC settlement and prior biometric suits.
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