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Report: Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Has Been Used by Over 1,800 Public Agencies

A new series of reports from BuzzFeed News shows the wide net cast by shadowy surveillance firm Clearview AI. Individuals at 1,803 public agencies—many of which are police departments—have used its facial recognition software at some point over recent years, according to data reviewed by the news outlet. In what may be the fullest accounting…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 6

Right-Wing ‘Troll’ Chuck Johnson Claims He Cofounded Facial Recognition Giant Clearview AI

Chuck Johnson, the conservative activist, writer, and founder of several failed web platforms, is known to swim in a cesspool of right-wing drama. The 32-year-old allegedly played a role in former President Trump’s transition team, has connections to Breitbart and Matt Gaetz, and has long enjoyed the role of far-right provocateur (he was one of…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 18

Minneapolis Bans City Cops From Using Face Recognition Tech

On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved a new ordinance that prevents the city from buying or using face recognition technology without specific permission. Local police immediately began whining about it. In a press release, the city council announced that it voted 13-0 in favor of the ordinance, which is not yet available online. Council…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones Feb 12

Clearview AI Thinks The Solution to Dating Is Facial Recognition

Clearview AI, now the byword for unchecked surveillance, has filed a wide-ranging patent application that envisions handing over the most reviled uses of facial recognition technology to just about anyone. The application proposes allowing users to submit a photo and instantly retrieve information including, but not limited to, mental health status, housing status, drug use,…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Feb 12

Police Use of Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Tech Spiked After Capitol Raid

Clearview AI’s controversial facial-recognition app has seen a spike in use as police track down the pro-Trump insurgents who descended on the Capitol on Wednesday. With so many of those idiots snapping selfies and livestreaming the raid as if it was a school field trip, I’m surprised police even needed the help. First reported by…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Jan 10

The LAPD Just Banned Its Officers From Using Third-Party Facial Recognition Software

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a moratorium on the use of commercial facial recognition software on Tuesday, effectively ending a trial with dystopian software manufacturer Clearview AI that the department had long sought to downplay. The decision reportedly comes after Buzzfeed News probed the LAPD’s use of the software, which officials had in the…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Nov 17

Controversial Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Is Teaming Up With ICE

In a pairing that has all the makings of a privacy and/or human rights nightmare waiting to happen, the dystopian facial recognition software maker Clearview AI secured an ongoing contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week. ICE—the agency whose greatest hits include putting immigrant children in cages and threatening to kick international students…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Aug 14

This Algorithm Might Make Facial Recognition Obsolete

In 2020, it’s worth assuming that every status update and selfie you upload online can eventually make its way into the hands of an obscure data-mining third party, into the hands of national authorities, or both. On the flip side, being aware of exactly how shitty these companies are has prompted a lot of folks…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 3

Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It’s Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations

Dystopian, U.S.-based face recognition firm Clearview AI has suspended its contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), effectively locking its business out of Canada entirely, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Clearview has become a particular flash point in the backlash to police use of face recognition, which aside from being riddled with bugs is inseparable…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Jul 6

Couple Fined For Violating Lockdown After Posting Old Vacation Photos to Facebook

An Australian couple was issued hefty fines this week for violating lockdown orders after they posted photos to Facebook that were taken at a vacation spot two hours from their home. Police showed up at their door and issued over $3,300 in fines for the photos, according to multiple reports. The only problem? The photos…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 14

Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right

Clearview AI, the dystopian face recognition company that claims to have amassed a database of billions of photos, signed contracts with hundreds of law enforcement agencies, and shopped its app around to the rich and powerful, has extensive links to the far right, according to a Huffington Post investigation. In fact, one of its associates…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Apr 8

Vermont Seeks Injunction Against Clearview AI, Says Firm Broke Multiple State Laws

Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the controversial face recognition company Clearview AI alleging its efforts to collect images of Vermonters without their consent to fuel a law enforcement database is in violation of multiple state laws. “I am disturbed by this practice, particularly the practice of collecting and selling…

Tech Policy Dell Cameron Mar 11

Clearview AI Reportedly Worked On a Mug Shot Repository to Go With Its Face Recognition App

The controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI has already landed in hot water for purportedly letting both law enforcement and rich investors play around in its database of billions of photos scraped from the public internet. However, a new report suggests the company didn’t just stop there. Apparently, at one point Clearview AI aimed to…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Mar 5

Clearview AI Lured Rich Investors by Letting Them Rummage Around in Its Creepy Face Recognition App

Creepy facial recognition firm Clearview AI—which claims to have built an extensive database from billions of photos scraped from the public web—allowed the rich and powerful to use its app as a personal plaything and spy tool, according to reporting from the New York Times on Thursday. Clearview and its founder, Hoan Ton-That, claim that…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Mar 5

Apple Disables Clearview AI’s App, Says the Face Recognition Firm Violated Its Rules

Embattled face recognition startup Clearview AI is topping off a week of intense scrutiny over its nebulous law enforcement partnerships with an even bigger dose of bad news: Apple has reportedly disabled the iOS version of Clearview’s app citing violations of its developer program. BuzzFeed first reported the news, saying Apple took action after learning…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Feb 28

We Found Clearview AI’s Shady Face Recognition App

A face recognition app used by thousands of law enforcement agencies, which has drawn considerable scrutiny in past weeks over its creator’s dubious data collection methods, contains code hinting at an unreported range of potential features, based on a version of the app discovered by Gizmodo. Reporters were able to download the most recent Android…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Feb 27

Data Breach at Controversial Face Recognition Firm Shows Company Can’t Be Trusted, Officials Say

A security breach at a face-recognition startup, already embattled over its unfettered collection of Americans’ personal data on behalf of its hundreds of law enforcement clients, further underscores the potential hazards faced by consumers at the hands of a controversial and largely-unregulated surveillance technology, federal officials said on Wednesday. Clearview AI, which has drawn criticism…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Feb 26

Canadian Privacy Commissioners to Investigate Creepy Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI

Canadian authorities are investigating shady face recognition company Clearview AI on the grounds that its scraping of billions of photos from the web might violate privacy laws, Reuters reported on Friday. According to Reuters, privacy commissioners from the Canadian federal government and of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Québec have all agreed to…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Feb 21

Google Slaps Face-Recognition Firm Clearview With a Cease-and-Desist Letter

Clearview AI, a controversial face recognition start-up, whose customers include hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, has been served cease-and-desist letters by Google and its subsidiary YouTube. The letters, which serve as a warning of impending civil action by Google, come in response to recent statements by Clearview CEO and founder Hoan…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Feb 5

CEO of Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says He Has First Amendment Right to Billions of Photos

Hoan Ton-That, the CEO and founder of a face recognition company whose backers freely admit could help lead to a “dystopian future or something,” says he has a First Amendment right to scrape whatever images he damn well pleases off public websites like Twitter to pad out his company’s supposedly three billion photo database. Clearview…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Feb 4

Report: Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Has Been Used by Over 1,800 Public Agencies

Right-Wing ‘Troll’ Chuck Johnson Claims He Cofounded Facial Recognition Giant Clearview AI

Minneapolis Bans City Cops From Using Face Recognition Tech

Clearview AI Thinks The Solution to Dating Is Facial Recognition

Police Use of Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Tech Spiked After Capitol Raid

The LAPD Just Banned Its Officers From Using Third-Party Facial Recognition Software

Controversial Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Is Teaming Up With ICE

This Algorithm Might Make Facial Recognition Obsolete

Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It’s Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations

Couple Fined For Violating Lockdown After Posting Old Vacation Photos to Facebook

Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right

Vermont Seeks Injunction Against Clearview AI, Says Firm Broke Multiple State Laws

Clearview AI Reportedly Worked On a Mug Shot Repository to Go With Its Face Recognition App

Clearview AI Lured Rich Investors by Letting Them Rummage Around in Its Creepy Face Recognition App

Apple Disables Clearview AI’s App, Says the Face Recognition Firm Violated Its Rules

We Found Clearview AI’s Shady Face Recognition App

Data Breach at Controversial Face Recognition Firm Shows Company Can’t Be Trusted, Officials Say

Canadian Privacy Commissioners to Investigate Creepy Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI

Google Slaps Face-Recognition Firm Clearview With a Cease-and-Desist Letter

CEO of Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says He Has First Amendment Right to Billions of Photos

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