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Clearview AI agrees to restrict sales of facial recognition technology

May, 09, 2022 Hi-network.com

In a landmark settlement, facial recognition company Clearview AI, known for downloading billions of user photos from social media and other websites to build a face-search database for use by law enforcement, has agreed to cease sales to private companies and individuals in the United States.

Filed in Illinois' federal court on Monday, the settlement marks the most significant action against the New York-based company to date, and reigns in a technology that has reportedly been used by Ukraine to track "people of interest" during the ongoing Russian invasion. 

The lawsuit was brought by the non-profit American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Mujeres Latinas en Acci

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