Privacy watchdogs take legal action against Clearview AI in five countries
The groups say its data collection goes 'far beyond' what online users could ever expect
Facial recognition articles
Bipartisan Senate bill would block law enforcement agencies from purchasing Clearview AI data
And any other 'data brokers'
Los Angeles Police Department bans the use of third-party facial recognition technology
LAPD can still use in-house alternatives, though
Europe agrees on stricter control of surveillance tech
Putting limits on selling abroad
Portland, Maine citizens vote in favor of blanket ban on facial recognition tech
Portland residents value their privacy, it seems
Facebook facing $500 billion lawsuit over Instagram's alleged biometric data harvesting
The social network is already embroiled in a similar suit
University of Chicago researchers are building a tool to protect your pictures from facial recognition systems
A new kind of deepfake could protect your online privacy
Rite Aid has been using facial recognition tech across hundreds of its stores
Primarily in low-income areas
Future versions of Face ID could scan the veins in your head
No more threats from evil twins
Clearview AI faces more scrutiny from UK and Australian privacy commissioners
It seems the startup has spent more time fending off investigators than actually developing its software
IBM says it will no longer make "general purpose" facial recognition tech
Not that it was bringing much revenue, anyway
Face mask selfies are being used to retrain facial recognition systems
Companies are scrambling to retrain facial recognition systems
Clearview AI's cybersecurity in question after researchers discover unsecured repository
Company assets, intellectual properties, and 70,000 surveillance video were found exposed
ACLU is demanding Homeland Security, CBP, ICE, and TSA hand over records on facial recognition at the border
Privacy advocates are demanding more transparency
Law enforcement in India used facial recognition to ID 1,100 rioters in New Delhi
Privacy groups claim the use of the system was against the law
Vermont sues Clearview AI for violating state privacy laws
Its controversial app has seen no end to the backlash
'Intruder' steals Clearview AI's entire client list
It was due to a 'vulnerability,' but there was 'no compromise of servers, systems, or network'
Facebook adds itself to the list of companies demanding Clearview cease scraping its websites
Startup has been told to stay off YouTube and Google and now Instagram and Facebook
Google and YouTube want Clearview AI to stop scraping images and video for facial recognition database
It turns out the company that could do it the best is opposed to the practice
London police will deploy live facial recognition cameras to catch criminals
They may improve city security, but at what cost?
Twitter wants Clearview AI to remove photos of people it has scraped from its service
Another privacy nightmare is waiting to happen
The European Union considering temporary facial recognition ban
Allowing regulation to catch up with tech
San Francisco tweaks facial recognition ban that made it illegal for city employees to use iPhones
Keeping up with new technologies will require more carefully written laws
China to require facial recognition scans to subscribe for cellular service
It is unknown how long the biometric data will be held