The fight over Ring’s new facial recognition feature

The tool, which is expected to roll out this winter, would allow Ring camera owners to tag and identify specific people who come into view of their cameras.

BiometricUpdate.com
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Better yet, use kinetic persuasion. A 3lb sledge hammer should adequately persuade your #Ring camera to stop non-consensually photographing casual passersby.

The Legal Case Against Ring’s #FaceRecognition Feature

#Amazon Ring’s upcoming face recognition tool has the potential to violate the #privacy #rights of millions of people and could result in Amazon breaking state #biometric privacy laws.
#ring #surveillance

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/legal-case-against-rings-face-recognition-feature

The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature

Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Tired of your Ring camera alerting you to every passing fly? They're now deploying generative AI to group "single events" and reduce notification spam. So, if your kids are playing, you get one alert instead of fifty. Progress, or just more AI trying to interpret our chaotic lives?

#AI #SmartHome #Security #Tech #Ring
https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/ring-uses-generative-ai-to-cut-down-on-unnecessary-alerts-150033561.html?src=rss

Ring uses generative AI to cut down on unnecessary alerts

Ring knows it sends you way too many notifications, and wants to stop.

Engadget
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Ring Intercom Video: Video-Gegen­sprech­anlage auf Echo Show und Ring-App streamen

Das neue Ring Intercom Video streamt das Videosignal kompatibler Gegensprechanlagen auf Echo-Show-Geräte und die Ring-App.

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