Clearview AI agrees to permanent ban on selling facial recognition to private companies

Abstraction: Clearview AI settles ACLU lawsuit with permanent nationwide ban on private-sector sales

Key points:

• May 2022 ACLU settlement permanently bars Clearview AI from selling or freely distributing facial recognition database access to private companies and individuals nationwide
• Clearview must also refrain from dealing with any Illinois state or local government for five years and maintain an opt-out program for Illinois residents
• Settlement resolves a 2020 ACLU lawsuit under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the strongest US biometric privacy law and a hub for privacy litigation
• Clearview had already voluntarily stopped working with private companies in 2020; previous clients included Bank of America, Macy's, and Walmart
• Company retains the right to work with federal agencies and local police outside Illinois; used during the January 6 Capitol riot investigation
• Illinois BIPA also resulted in a $650M settlement with Meta over Facebook's facial recognition features

Connections: Clearview AI · Aclu · Facial Recognition · Biometric Privacy · AI Regulation

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/9/23063952/clearview-ai-aclu-settlement-illinois-bipa-injunction-private-companies