In a blog article, Privacy International discusses how the ICO's recent notice of intention to fine Clearview AI £17m is vital because it is a rejection of a toxic business model that assumes we should "give up on every notion of privacy in online public spaces". Companies like Clearview AI justify their actions around the premise that data published on public platforms are fair game and that governments, along with law enforcement agencies, express a significant need for this kind of technology. Thankfully, regulators are not convinced by these arguments.
Meanwhile, Politico reports the US Patent and Trademark Office sent Clearview AI a "notice of allowance" for a patent of its facial recognition technology, raising concerns from privacy advocates and legislators who have criticised the technology's potential dangers.
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