Amazon Ring sued over facial recognition feature as privacy fight moves to federal court
Amazon and its Ring home security subsidiary have been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of…
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Yubico touts proven security protection for OpenAI trusted access program
Hardware authentication device make Yubico has announced that OpenAI will mandate the use of passkeys for individuals that are part…
Amazon ordered to share ‘limited source code’ in biometric data privacy dispute
Amazon’s legal representation in a lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act has taken the awkward position that its…
Ring expands ‘Search Party’ function from lost dogs to broader surveillance
The Ring home security ecosystem is at the center of a privacy and surveillance debate after internal communications, a controversial…
Ring and Flock call off integration as scrutiny of camera-to-police partnership intensifies
Amazon-owned Ring and Flock Safety have canceled their planned partnership, stepping back from an integration that would have linked one…
Ring Super Bowl ad sparks backlash over AI camera surveillance
A Super Bowl commercial for Amazon’s Ring doorbell camera triggered swift backlash, with critics arguing that the company used an…
Amazon bids farewell to palm biometrics, discontinues Amazon One for retail
Amazon has announced it will discontinue the use of its Amazon One palm biometric payment system across retail businesses. Amazon…
Amazon Pay adds biometrics to UPI payment options in India
Amazon Pay has rolled out biometric authentication for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in India. Users can now approve payments…
Ring faces new scrutiny as lawmaker warns of biometric surveillance crisis
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey’s long-running probe into Amazon’s Ring surveillance doorbell system reached a new boiling point this week…
US lawmaker presses Amazon to drop facial recognition plan for Ring
Senator Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, is urging Amazon to…
