


“Clearview can no longer treat people’s unique biometric identifiers as an unrestricted source of profit. “By requiring Clearview to comply with Illinois’ pathbreaking biometric privacy law not just in the state, but across the country, this settlement demonstrates that strong privacy laws can provide real protections against abuse,” said Nathan Freed Wessler, a deputy director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. The company will also cease selling access to its database to any entity in Illinois, including state and local police, for five years. Among the provisions in the binding settlement, which will become final when approved by the court, Clearview is permanently banned, nationwide, from making its faceprint database available to most businesses and other private entities. The central provision of the settlement restricts Clearview from selling its faceprint database not just in Illinois, but across the United States. Clearview AI, the company is now permanently banned, nationwide, from making its faceprint database available to most businesses and other private actors.ĬHICAGO – Under a legal settlement filed in court today, Clearview AI - a secretive face surveillance company claiming to have captured more than 10 billion faceprints from peoples’ online photos across the globe - has agreed to a new set of restrictions that ensure the company is in alignment with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a groundbreaking Illinois privacy law. With The Patient and Provider Protection Act, Illinois Shows Once Again That It Trusts PatientsĪs part of the settlement in ACLU v.How The Local Elected Offices On Your 2023 Ballot Impact Civil Liberties.Public Comment in Opposition to Danville's "Sanctuary City for the Unborn" Ordinance.
