The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is taking Clearview AI to court, claiming the company’s facial surveillance activities violate the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and “represent an unprecedented threat to our security and safety”. The legal action, brought on by lawyers at the ACLU of Illinois and the law firm Edelson PC, is on behalf of organisations that represent survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, undocumented immigrants, and other vulnerable communities. Clearview AI, founded by Australian entrepreneur Hoan Ton-That, provides facial recognition software, marketed primarily at law enforcement.
Source: ZD Net
