Clearview AI facial recognition startup partners with “600” law enforcement agencies

Clearview AI facial recognition startup partners with “600” law enforcement agencies

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https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-startup

A controversial facial recognition startup that harvested billions of images from social media sites has struck partnerships with more than 600 law enforcement agencies, it has claimed.

The firm, Clearview AI, enables users to match photos of individuals to their social media profiles and could herald the start of “a dystopian future”, according to one of its biggest backers.

Clearview AI facial recognition startup partners with “600” law enforcement agencies

Jan 20, 2020, 1:29pm UTC
https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-startup > A controversial facial recognition startup that harvested billions of images from social media sites has struck partnerships with more than 600 law enforcement agencies, it has claimed. > The firm, Clearview AI, enables users to match photos of individuals to their social media profiles and could herald the start of “a dystopian future”, according to one of its biggest backers.