https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210610/12460246968/canadian-privacy-commissioner-says-rcmp-broke-law-doing-business-with-clearview.shtml

Since its unceremonious exposure by the New York Times, internet-scraping facial recognition tech company Clearview has been the subject of nothing but negative press, lawsuits, and law enforcement denials of its self-proclaimed crime fighting abilities. Apparently to the surprise of Clearview, few people were receptive to the idea of having their personal info scraped from the web by the company and served up to law enforcement officers, private companies security personnel, and any billionaire wondering about what to throw their money at.

The dubious legality of its efforts has seen Clearview exit certain markets in the United States. It has also exited an entire nation, pulling the plug in Canada while under investigation by the country's Privacy Commissioner.