Clearview AI agrees to restrict use of face database
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#5Z1N4)
In a lawsuit settlement, the facial recognition startup will stop selling its collection to businesses and individuals in the US
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people's photos without their consent.
The company in a legal filing Monday agreed to permanently stop selling access to its face database to private businesses or individuals around the US, putting a limit on what it can do with its ever-growing trove of billions of images pulled from social media and elsewhere on the internet.
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