VERMONT SUES WEB-SCRAPING FACIAL RECOGNITION FIRM
The state of Vermont is suing a data broker that
it says uses facial recognition technology to
map the faces of Vermonters, including children,
and then sells access to the data to private
businesses, individuals and law enforcement.
New York-based Clearview AI has drawn
attention following investigative reports about
its practice of harvesting billions of photos
from social media and other services to identify
people. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and
other companies in February demanded that
Clearview stop harvesting their users’ images.