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Clearview AI Algorithm Built on Photos Scraped from Social Media Profiles without Consent
Face-matching algorithm by Clearview AI was built using scraped images from social media sites such as Instagram and Facebook without user consent, violating social media site policies, and allegedly privacy regulations.
- Date it happened
- 2017-06-15
- Organisation involved
- Clearview AI
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