Ring’s Bid to Pause Camera Privacy Suit Faces Skeptical Judge

Amazon.com Inc.‘s Ring unit failed to convince a California federal judge to pause a lawsuit claiming its home security cameras invaded people’s privacy.

Ring isn’t likely to succeed in its bid to resolve all of the privacy claims out of court, according to a Sept. 3 order from U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald rejecting the company’s request for a pause.

The proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleges that Ring fails to protect its customer accounts and security cameras from unauthorized access by third parties. At issue is whether people who ...