Amazons Ring Doorbell Hit With $5 Million Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Feature

Ring security cameras are displayed on a shelf at a Best Buy store in San Rafael, Calif., on June 1, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesGlobal eCommerce giant Amazon is facing a $5 million class action lawsuit over its Ring doorbell’s artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition feature.Filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, the litigation alleges that Amazon.com and its subsidiary Ring LLC violated privacy rights when the Ring security camera captured images of people’s faces without their knowledge or consent.