Overview

• Familiar Faces lets owners tag known people in footage so future alerts identify them by name to reduce routine notifications.
• Ring says customers must opt in and are responsible for complying with state biometric consent laws when using facial recognition.
• The feature arrives in December on a new 4K ‘Retinal Vision’ Ring lineup with integration into Alexa+ Greetings targeted for the same month.
• An AI-powered Search Party designed to help match lost dogs to their homes is scheduled to roll out in November.
• Online reactions include Reddit posts describing the feature as invasive and reports of canceled Ring subscriptions, with EPIC warning about consent for bystanders.