Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over 'illegal database' of faces

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Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over 'illegal database' of faces
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The Dutch data protection watchdog has issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros or $33.7 million over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billion of photos of faces. The Netherlands’ Data Protection Agency also warned Dutch companies that using Clearview’s services is also banned.

FILE - Hoan Ton-That, CEO of Clearview AI, demonstrates the company’s facial recognition software using a photo of himself in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. with a fine of 30.5 million euros over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billion of photos of faces.

The New York-based company didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The data agency said that Clearview “has not objected to this decision and is therefore unable to appeal against the fine.” “Facial recognition is a highly intrusive technology, that you cannot simply unleash on anyone in the world,” DPA chairman Aleid Wolfsen said in a statement.

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