US facial recognition app that sold billions of photos of British citizens will not be punished

Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That demonstrates the company's facial recognition software using a photo of himself. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

Users can upload photos of strangers to Clearview to automatically identify them.

The company's client list was leaked in 2020. It turned out that the company has 2,200 clients in 27 countries. , including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and India.

The list purportedly included “law enforcement agencies, government agencies and companies,” although some customers only tried the service for 30 days.

While At the time, a Clearview spokesperson said its app has «built-in security features to ensure trained professionals use it only for its intended purpose: to help identify criminals and victims of crime.»

Latest May Clearview settles class action lawsuit USA, agreeing to stop advertising its services to consumers and private companies.