Clearview AI Facial Recognition (Canada)

In litigation Small payouts ($5-$50) class_action · privacy

Clearview AI scraped Canadians' photos for facial recognition - regulators called it illegal mass surveillance

Eligibility hint

Had photos of yourself posted publicly online (e.g. social media) while in Canada before 2020

Estimated payout range

$5 – $200

Current score

0.48 / 1.00

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The federal and several provincial privacy commissioners found that Clearview AI scraped billions of images of people, including Canadians, from the web to build a facial-recognition database sold to law enforcement, without consent. Regulators ordered it to stop and delete Canadian data. Proposed class actions seek damages for affected individuals.

Brands: clearview aiclearview
Products: facial recognitionbiometricimage scrapingprivacy

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