Clearview AI Faces Criminal Complaint in Austria Over Facial Recognition Data Collection
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Summary
Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that scraped over 60 billion photos from the internet to build a massive biometric database, faces a criminal complaint in Austria. The company's practices, which were exposed by the New York Times in 2020, involve collecting facial images without consent and selling access to law enforcement and state actors. The complaint alleges violations of data protection laws and fundamental rights, highlighting concerns about mass surveillance and privacy violations.
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It claims to have collected more than 60 billion photos.
The company originally tried to operate largely under the radar but the New York Times revealed its practices in 2020.
Clearview AI primarily promotes its facial recognition software as a tool for law enforcement and state actors.
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