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Clearview AI was processing sensitive data without a valid legal basis: Clearview was not collecting data subjects’ consent for the collection and use of their picture to supply Clearview AI’s software and could not rely on the legitimate interests legal basis, particularly in light of the intrusive character of the data collection and data subjects’ lack of awareness around the data collection and.The CNIL’s investigation revealed the following: The CNIL had received complaints from individuals about Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology since May 2020 and opened an investigation during which it cooperated with other European data protection authorities under the GDPR’s cooperation mechanism ( i.e., each local authority is competent to act on its own territory as Clearview AI is not established in the EU). Under the EU General Data Protection (the “GDPR”), biometric data qualifies as sensitive personal data and the processing thereof requires additional protection. In order to allow the search of a specific person, Clearview AI creates a biometric template which consists of a digital representation of a person’s physical characteristics. The image database is offered as a service to law enforcement authorities to identify perpetrators or victims of crime. Clearview AI markets access to its image database, which consists of a search engine where a person can be searched by using a picture. The fine was imposed after the CNIL’s prior formal notice remained unaddressed by Clearview AI.Ĭlearview AI’s facial recognition technology collects publicly available pictures from online websites, including social media, and extracts images from videos available online. Although a police spokesman initially said facial recognition tools like Clearview AI add “jet fuel” to the department’s investigative abilities, emails show that mayoral staffers later raised serious concerns about the potentially illegal new technology.On October 17, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) imposed a €20 million fine on Clearview AI for unlawful use of facial recognition technology. 24, 2020, when Lightfoot’s office was apparently informed of the contract, the startup was already facing a lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago alleging its software violates Illinois’ stringent biometric protection law. Clearview AI’s software allows users to identify unknown people by searching their images against a database of billions of photos lifted from popular websites and social media platforms - often without the knowledge of users or even the platforms.īy Jan. Leaked emails now show the arrangement blindsided Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office, which apparently didn’t learn of the two-year, $49,875 contract with Manhattan-based Clearview AI until weeks after it took effect and days after a New York Times exposé laid bare the app’s alarming capabilities. Early last year, the Chicago Police Department quietly started a contract with the developer of a controversial facial recognition tool in an apparent bid to solve more crimes in the city.
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