Clearview AI has amassed a database of more than 3 billion photos of individuals by scraping sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google and Venmo. Unlike other uses of personal information, facial recognition poses a unique danger, argues Steven Renderos, the executive director of MediaJustice and one of the individual plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Clearview AI has seen widespread adoption of its technology since its founding in 2017. Chief Executive Hoan Ton-That said in August that more than 2,400 law enforcement agencies were using Clearview‘s services. AdvertisementTon-That previously told The Times that an independent study showed Clearview AI had no racial biases and that there were no known instances of the technology leading to a wrongful arrest.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 09, 2021 19:03 UTC