"Ring plans to introduce a feature to its home surveillance cameras called "Familiar Faces," to identify specific people who come into view of the camera. When turned on, the feature will scan the faces of all people who approach the camera to try and find a match with a list of pre-saved faces. This will include many people who have not consented to a face scan, including friends and family, political canvassers, postal workers, delivery drivers, children selling cookies,"
"Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you. In at least one state, ordinary people with the help of attorneys can challenge Amazon's data collection. Where not possible, state privacy regulators should step in. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has already called on Amazon to abandon its plans and sent the company a list of questions."
Amazon Ring will add Familiar Faces, a feature that performs face recognition to identify specific people captured by home surveillance cameras. When enabled, the feature scans the faces of everyone who approaches the camera and compares them to a list of pre-saved faces to find matches. Many people who are scanned will not have consented, including friends, family, delivery workers, political canvassers, and children. Several state biometric privacy laws require affirmative consent before face recognition. In at least one state, private lawsuits may be possible; where private actions are unavailable, state privacy regulators should intervene. Senator Ed Markey has urged Amazon to abandon the plan.
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