The Latest Breaking News from Clearview AI

Clearview AI settles suit, agrees to limit sale of facial recognition database

Startup Clearview AI has agreed to limit access to its controversial facial recognition database in the United States, settling a lawsuit filed by privacy advocates, a court filing showed Monday.

France 24 · May 10, 2022

Controversial facial recognition firm barred from taking on most private clients, operating in Illinois for 5 years

A settlement filed Monday in Cook County offers a stinging blow to Clearview AI, which has built a facial recognition database with more than 20 billion images ripped from popular websites and apps.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022

Face-scanner Clearview agrees to limits in court settlement

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people’s photos without their consent

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Face recognition tech joins Ukraine war

WASHINGTON: Ukraine is employing face recognition technology to identify invading Russian troops killed on its soil, a complex and unprecedented avenue for software already seen as problematic, experts said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 25, 2022

Exclusive-Ukraine has started using Clearview AI’s facial recognition during war

Ukraine's defense ministry on Saturday began using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology, the company's chief executive told Reuters, after the U.S. startup offered to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead.

Reuters · Mar 13, 2022

Facial recognition technology with global reach puts privacy in peril

Ubiquitous surveillance cameras could be used, possibly by bad actors, to identify people wherever they go.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2022

Lawmakers are begging the government to stop using Clearview AI

Democratic politicians want law enforcement and federal agencies to ditch the controversial image-scraping company.

Input · Feb 10, 2022

Federal watchdog says A.I. vendors need more scrutiny

Companies that sell artificial intelligence technologies to the federal government should prepare for tougher scrutiny of their products.

Fortune · Jul 13, 2021