LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearview AI's facial recognition software "represents a clear and present danger to our societal norms and our privacy," Consumer Watchdog wrote to the California Attorney General and the California Privacy Protection Agency. Consumer Watchdog called on the Attorney General and the privacy agency to bar Clearview AI from continuing to collect personal data and information in violation of California law. Clearview AI's technology covertly "scrapes" photographs, including personal profile images from sources online, often from social media websites without consent. "Evidence suggests [facial recognition technology] may be least accurate on those it is most likely to be used on—African Americans. 2 Police Face Recognition Technology, Georgetown University Law Center, Center on Privacy and Technology, accessed Nov. 17, 2023, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1trfTqLQXW4MOyQoxaMSmrF02kz-DC6MU/view .

Source: New York Times December 05, 2023 18:26 UTC