ICO fines Clearview AI $9.4M over alleged data privacy lapses
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Neil Hodge2022-05-23T17:39:00
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office fined Clearview AI more than £7.5 million (U.S. $9.4 million) for collecting people’s images from internet and social media sites without their knowledge or consent.
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