UK ICO seeks to appeal data privacy decision on Clearview AI

The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has issued a statement outlining its concerns with the findings of the First Tier Tribunal (Information Rights), which ruled in favor of allowing face biometrics firm Clearview AI to appeal a 2022 penalty imposed for breaching data privacy laws with its facial recognition system.

In 2022, the ICO fined Clearview AI £7,552,800 (roughly US$9.4 million) and issued an enforcement notice ordering it to stop collecting personal data of UK residents publicly available on the internet …

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