#FacialRecognition Company #Clearview Attempted to Buy #SocialSecurity Numbers & Mugshots for its Database
Controversial facial recognition company #ClearviewAI attempted to purchase hundreds of millions of arrest records including SSNs, mugshots, & even email addresses to incorporate into its product, #404Media has learned.
#law #privacy #tech #InfoSec
https://www.404media.co/facial-recognition-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/
For years, #ClearviewAI has collected billions of photos from #socialmedia websites including Facebook, LinkedIn & others & sold access to its #FacialRecognition tool to law enforcement. The collection & sale of user-generated photos by a private #surveillance company to #police w/o that person’s knowledge or consent sparked international outcry when it was first revealed by the NYT in 2020.
#law #privacy #tech #InfoSec #Clearview
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html
New docs obtained by #404Media reveal that #ClearviewAI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records & 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states from an #intelligence firm. The contract further describes the records as including current & former home addresses, dates of birth, arrest photos, social security & cell phone numbers, & email addresses.
@Nonilex WOW NO WAY will that be misused!