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

A class action lawsuit filed by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent , with Sigwalt seeking at least $5 million in damages for the class . Familiar Faces lets Ring users identify people who regularly come to their home through AI facial recognition , but the lawsuit alleges Ring scans passersby without their consent .

Source: Ars Technica | 2026-06-02