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Clearview AI Says Its Facial Recognition Software Identified A Terrorism...

Clearview AI has built a database of billions of photos that it says can reveal just about anyone's true identity. But there are troubling questions …

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Clearview AI Once Told Cops To “Run Wild” With Its Facial Recognition Tool....

One of Clearview AI's investors defended the company, “We do not have to be hidden to be free.” Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that …

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Clearview AI Wants To Sell Its Facial Recognition Software To Authoritarian...

Facebook confirmed to BuzzFeed News that it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Clearview AI, asking the company to stop using information from …

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The ACLU Slammed A Facial Recognition Company That Scrapes Photos From...

”The report is absurd on many levels and further demonstrates that Clearview simply does not understand the harms of its technology in law …

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Clearview’s Facial Recognition App Has Been Used By The Justice Department,...

A BuzzFeed News review of Clearview AI documents has revealed the company is working with more than 2,200 law enforcement agencies, companies, and …

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Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition App Has Been Used By Four Australian Police...

EXCLUSIVE: The Australian Federal Police and forces in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have dozens of registered accounts with facial recognition software company Clearview AI.

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Police In England Have Run Hundreds Of Searches On A New Facial Recognition Tool

Exclusive: The UK National Crime Agency and a number of police forces across England, as well as several private investment firms, have registered users with facial recognition software company...

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Apple Just Disabled Clearview AI's iPhone App For Breaking Its Rules On...

A BuzzFeed News analysis of Clearview AI’s app for Apple’s mobile operating system found that the company had been violating the iPhone maker’s rules …

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Clearview AI Created Accounts For The Offices Of Four Republican Lawmakers...

The office for Rep. John Ratcliffe had access to use Clearview AI’s facial recognition, but never logged in or ran searches. Clearview AI, the …

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The Facial Recognition Company That Scraped Facebook And Instagram Photos Is...

Clearview AI is operating a sister entity called Insight Camera that’s been experimenting with live facial recognition, according to documents seen …

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Senators Are Probing Clearview AI On The Use Of Facial Recognition By Gulf...

Following reporting from BuzzFeed News, Sen. Ed Markey slammed Clearview for its “unacceptable” responses to a prior letter and asked how its facial …

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Secret Users Of Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Dragnet Included A Former...

CEO Hoan Ton-That said his facial recognition app is strictly for law enforcement. But he’s shared it with political connections, potential …

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A US Senator Wants To Know Which Federal Authorities Are Using Clearview AI...

“Technology has an important role to play in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic, but this health crisis cannot justify using unreliable surveillance …

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Clearview AI Has Promised To Cancel All Relationships With Private Companies

Facing numerous lawsuits, the New York startup said it "is cancelling the accounts of every customer who was not either associated with law …

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The ACLU Is Suing Clearview AI To Stop “Privacy-Destroying Face Surveillance”

The civil liberties organization is suing the facial recognition company for allegedly violating the privacy of Illinois residents. The American Civil …

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Boston Just Banned Its Government From Using Facial Recognition Technology

Citing “racial bias in facial surveillance,” the Boston City Council voted unanimously to stop the use of facial recognition by public agencies. The …

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Controversial Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Raised $8.6 Million

The company’s new funding announcement identifies two previously unknown board members. Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI — which …

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Los Angeles Police Just Banned The Use Of Commercial Facial Recognition

The country’s third-largest police department notified employees of the ban after BuzzFeed News showed that its officers were using Clearview AI, a …

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A Clearview AI Patent Application Describes Facial Recognition For Dating And...

A patent unveiled on Thursday describes several potential uses for Clearview AI, such as creating networks for people in industries like real estate …

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How A Facial Recognition Tool Found Its Way Into Hundreds Of US Police...

A BuzzFeed News investigation has found that employees at law enforcement agencies across the US ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition …

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