Clearview AI, Inc. is an American facial recognition company, providing software to law enforcement, government agencies, and other organizations.[2] The company's algorithm matches faces to a database of more than 20 billion images collected from the Internet, including social media applications.[1] Founded by Hoan Ton-That and Richard Schwartz, the company maintained a low profile until late 2019, until its usage by law enforcement was first reported.[3]
Use of the facial recognition tool has been controversial. Several U.S. senators have expressed concern about privacy rights and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued the company for violating privacy laws on several occasions. U.S. police have used the software to apprehend suspected criminals.[4][5][6] Clearview's practices have led to fines and bans by EU nations for violating privacy laws, and investigations in the U.S. and other countries.[7][8][9] In 2022, Clearview reached a settlement with the ACLU, in which they agreed to restrict U.S. market sales of facial recognition services to government entities.
Clearview AI was the victim of a data breach in 2020 which exposed their customer list. This demonstrated 2,200 organizations in 27 countries had accounts with facial recognition searches.[10]
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