Items tagged with clearview ai

by Nathan Wasson - Mon, May 23, 2022

Clearview AI Slapped With A Huge Fine For Illegally Scraping Facial Recognition Images

Earlier this month, Clearview AI reached a settlement agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over the company’s usage of Illinois citizens' biometric data without their consent. Clearview AI sells its recently patented facial recognition technology to both private companies and government agencies... Read more...

by Nathan Wasson - Thu, May 12, 2022

Clearview AI Banned From Selling Controversial Facial Recognition Tech With A Caveat

Back in November, Meta announced that it was shutting down Facebook’s Face Recognition system and deleting over 1 billion people’s facial recognition templates. Only a month later, Clearview AI won a patent on its facial recognition algorithm, after ranking first in the US in the National Institute of Standards and... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Sun, Dec 05, 2021

Clearview AI Wins Web-Scraping Facial Recognition Patent Triggering Big Brother Privacy Concerns

Late last year, the Los Angeles Police Department banned the use of facial recognition software like Clearview AI, which is used by thousands of law enforcement agencies. However, despite the mounting concerns and push-back regarding facial recognition technology, the United States-based company has effectively been... Read more...