![]() In March 2022, the Italian Garate per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (the Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data) imposed a €20 million fine against Clearview for violating the GDPR after its investigation uncovered unlawful data collection practices, including the alleged tracking of Italian citizens and people located in Italy. The ICO also ordered Clearview to delete the personal data of UK residents from it database and refrain from offering its database services to UK customers. In June 2022, the UK Information Commission’s Office (“ICO”) issued a £7.5 million fine against Clearview after a joint investigation by the ICO and the Office of Australian Information Commission found that the Clearview’s data collection practices infringed upon the UK GDPR. ![]() After Clearview failed to pay the fine or provide proof of compliance within the required timeframe, on April 13, 2022, the restricted committee imposed an additional overdue payment penalty upon the company in the amount of €5.2 million.Ĭlearview has been investigated and fined by several data protection authorities around the world. The restricted committee gave Clearview two months to comply with the order or pay a penalty of €100,000 per day overdue. The fine was imposed after the CNIL determined that the company’s collection practices breached Articles 6, 12, 15, and 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). On October 20, 2022, the CNIL restricted committee – the body responsible for issuing sanctions – imposed a maximum fine of €20 million upon Clearview and ordered the company to cease the collection of images from consumers in France and delete the data already collected. Clearview is also accused of selling access to its database of images to law enforcement authorities. Most of the focus regarding Clearview AI is that data and information of these people should be private, not something which a company like them would possess or own.įor now, there are no clear dangers that Clearview AI poses, but at the hands of the wrong people and entities, it may be used against those which have their data with them.On May 10, 2023, the French data protection agency, the Commmission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (“CNIL”), announced that it imposed an overdue penalty payment upon Clearview AI, a New York-based facial recognition company accused of applying facial recognition technology to billions of photographs collected from public websites and social media platforms without the individual’s knowledge or consent. ![]() Other immigrant rights groups are not on-board with the company's technology as it takes data from the hands of people, having it available for its clients and top bidders. Initially, Clearview AI has been disputed by human rights groups, particularly those who have entered the country despite originally belonging to different states. The company is known for its said data that is available for sale to different law enforcement agencies and companies. Ten Billion People Have Data from Clearview AIĬlearview AI has been one of the most controversial data companies in the world right now and this is because of their facial recognition tech that has methods that are not agreed upon by laws and people. It is known that Clearview AI collects its data by taking selfies from the internet and adding it to their servers to be added to the technology. The French regulatory committee is now asking Clearview AI to delete its library, databases, and sources of the company's 10 billion people that are part of this data. Read Also: Clearview AI Ordered to Destory All Data Belonging to Australians as Company Breaks Privacy Rules France Wants Clearview AI to Delete its Photo Data Many countries have already launched their probes and calls to Clearview AI, asking the company to stop its technology and avoid harming people. It is known that some of the data there may belong to people who are unaware that their information is being used and this alone is a breach of the privacy and safety of a person. The announcement also indicated that Clearview has violated Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). ![]()
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