Clearview AI promises to cancel accounts that aren't law enforcement or government entities

Clearview AI is reportedly set to cancel client accounts that are not associated with law enforcement or other government entities, as scrutiny grows over abuses of the facial recognition AI app.

The controversial face-tracking technology firm is associated with right-wing extremists and known for scraping more than 3 billion photos from social media sites including Facebook and Twitter.

Following several lawsuits and our reporting on its undisclosed corporate relationships, facial recognition company Clearview AI says it is ending all accounts and ties with non-law enforcement entities https://t.co/jGuhx5CVrn

— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) May 7, 2020

The move comes after Clearview was sued under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The company is also cancelling all contracts with police in Illinois + preventing any state residents from running searcheshttps://t.co/CZSRIIFJdi

— Caroline Haskins (@carolineha_) May 7, 2020

The creator of the most dangerous facial recognition tool yet devised promises to ONLY sell it to violent racist gangs whose entire purpose is to destroy the lives of as many people as possible.

I'm sure you feel safer now.https://t.co/9zCcslvWqC

— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) May 8, 2020

Kudos to the @BuzzFeed reporters who've diligently reported out this story.

But remember: Clearview is still selling their dangerous tech to ICE, who are using it in places like El Paso. There is no future where we can allow this.#NoTechForICE https://t.co/sbZ1XbSO2J

— Mijente (@ConMijente) May 8, 2020

very glad to know that Clearview AI will only provide its terrifying and orwellian surveillance software to clients who can legally murder you https://t.co/rtusyOZpLS

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) May 8, 2020