{"id":52325,"date":"2021-11-04T14:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=52325"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:41:35","slug":"australia-orders-clearview-ai-to-stop-collecting-citizens-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/australia-orders-clearview-ai-to-stop-collecting-citizens-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia orders Clearview AI to stop collecting citizens’ data"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has demanded<\/a> that the developer of the Clearview AI facial-recognition system stop collecting citizens’ photographs and destroy the data it already holds.<\/p>\n

The regulator said the company had obtained Australians’ confidential information without their consent and without verifying the accuracy of matches, violating local laws.<\/p>\n

According to Information Commissioner Angelene Falk, Clearview AI’s actions “have not lived up to Australians’ expectations” and carry a “significant risk of harm to individuals whose images are in the service’s database.”<\/p>\n

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“The secret collection of such confidential information is unduly intrusive and unfair,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The company’s lawyer, Mark Lav, said<\/a> they would seek a review of the decision in court. He said the commissioner had misunderstood the specifics of their business.<\/p>\n

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Not only did the commissioner’s decision have no effect on how Clearview AI operates, but the commissioner has no authority,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The investigation also involves the Australian Federal Police, which, according to the agency, used the facial-recognition system from October 2019 to March 2020.<\/p>\n

In October, Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That said that the facial-recognition system’s database had grown to 10 billion images<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In April, a U.S. senator proposed legislation to ban government agencies from purchasing biometric data from private companies<\/a> without a court order.<\/p>\n

In February, Canadian regulators accused Clearview AI of unlawful data collection of citizens and “recommended” that it cease providing services in the country.<\/p>\n

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