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New docs obtained by #404Media reveal that #ClearviewAI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records & 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states from an #intelligence firm. The contract further describes the records as including current & former home addresses, dates of birth, arrest photos, social security & cell phone numbers, & email addresses.

#law#privacy#tech
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For years, #ClearviewAI has collected billions of photos from #socialmedia websites including Facebook, LinkedIn & others & sold access to its #FacialRecognition tool to law enforcement. The collection & sale of user-generated photos by a private #surveillance company to #police w/o that person’s knowledge or consent sparked international outcry when it was first revealed by the NYT in 2020.

#law #privacy #tech #InfoSec #Clearview
nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technol

The New York Times · The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know ItBy Kashmir Hill

FacialRecognition Company #Clearview Attempted to Buy #SocialSecurity Numbers & Mugshots for its DB

Controversial #FacialRecognition company #ClearviewAI attempted to purchase hundreds of millions of arrest records including social security numbers, #mugshots , & even email addresses to incorporate into its product

collected photos from social media websites incl #Facebook ,#LinkedIn & others & sold access to its facial recognition tool to law enforcement
#ssn #privacy

404media.co/facial-recognition

404 Media · Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its DatabaseClearview AI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records and 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states, court records reveal.

Cops’ favorite face image search engine fined $33M for #privacy violation

According to the #Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA), #Clearview #AI "built an illegal database with billions of photos of faces" by crawling the web and without gaining consent, including from people in the #Netherlands
#ClearviewAI

arstechnica.com/?p=2046793

Ars Technica · Cops’ favorite face image search engine fined $33M for privacy violationClearview AI insists Dutch fine is "unlawful" but missed its chance to appeal.