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english.elpais.com
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Kashmir Hill: They shouldn't be collecting photos from social media without people's consent, but they keep doing it and nobody's stopping them'

Clearview AI collected billions of photos without notifying websites or individuals, allowing for unprecedented identification capabilities with potential privacy violations. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AG Bonta called to investigate Clearview AI for allegedly selling images to police without consent

Facial recognition company Clearview AI is accused of violating state privacy laws by scraping images online without consent and selling them to law enforcement agencies and potentially foreign companies.
Consumer Watchdog's report suggests that Clearview AI's alleged practices are disproportionately affecting communities of color.
California law prohibits Clearview AI from collecting and selling individuals' images without their consent, but there are no statewide restrictions on selling the technology to government and law enforcement agencies. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Podcast Episode: About Face (Recognition)

Face recognition technology can be misused by unauthorized individuals for various purposes.
Ethical concerns and regulations often lag behind the rapid evolution of face recognition technology. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

AG Bonta called to investigate Clearview AI for allegedly selling images to police without consent

Facial recognition company Clearview AI is accused of violating state privacy laws by scraping images online without consent and selling them to law enforcement agencies and potentially foreign companies.
Consumer Watchdog's report suggests that Clearview AI's alleged practices are disproportionately affecting communities of color.
California law prohibits Clearview AI from collecting and selling individuals' images without their consent, but there are no statewide restrictions on selling the technology to government and law enforcement agencies. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

AG Bonta called to investigate Clearview AI for allegedly selling images to police without consent

Facial recognition company Clearview AI is accused of violating state privacy laws by scraping images online without consent and selling them to law enforcement agencies and potentially foreign companies.
Consumer Watchdog's report suggests that Clearview AI's alleged practices are disproportionately affecting communities of color.
California law prohibits Clearview AI from collecting and selling individuals' images without their consent, but there are no statewide restrictions on selling the technology to government and law enforcement agencies. [ more ]
Theregister
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

UK watchdog bites back after Clearview AI fine blocked

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is appealing against a tribunal's decision that it isn't authorized to fine Clearview AI for alleged privacy violations.
Clearview AI was fined £7.5 million ($9.3 million) by the ICO for unlawfully collecting UK citizens' biometric data.
The ICO believes that the law was misinterpreted and that Clearview AI should not be shielded from the scope of UK GDPR. [ more ]
Theregister
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

UK watchdog bites back after Clearview AI fine blocked

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is appealing against a tribunal's decision that it isn't authorized to fine Clearview AI for alleged privacy violations.
Clearview AI was fined £7.5 million ($9.3 million) by the ICO for unlawfully collecting UK citizens' biometric data.
The ICO believes that the law was misinterpreted and that Clearview AI should not be shielded from the scope of UK GDPR. [ more ]
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