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• @tomgara Tom Gara on x

  One striking thing about corporate use of Clearview AI - in many cases the companies simply aren't aware their staff are using it, or deny it completely https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @josephfcox Joseph Cox on x

  This is it. Put the law enforcement use of facial recognition company Clearview to the side. The client list includes private companies, despite Clearview saying clearly—lying—that it was just for governments to use https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @charliekirk11 Charlie Kirk on x

  This new application will save millions of lives We will be able to detect criminals instantly and arrest the worst in our society Why do Democrats want to ban this app and allow criminals a chance to run free? 🤔 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @angelsdiaz_ ngel S. Daz on x

  From where you grocery shop to where you go to school to how you're policed, it's pretty damning to see the number of organizations that were pitched this tool and thought “yeah, sign me up.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @josephfcox Joseph Cox on x

  The Clearview client list includes private investigators and security companies. These are exactly the sort of firms that, beyond a crooked cop, are totally ripe for abuse of tools like this https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @buzzfeednews @buzzfeednews on x

  NEW: Clearview's facial recognition tech has been used at every level of US government — ICE, the Justice Department, and FBI — as well as by Best Buy, Macy's, and the NBA, documents obtained by @BuzzFeedNews reveal https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @meetmckayla Mckayla Wilkes on x

  Maryland has betrayed the trust of thousands of immigrants and allowed ICE to use of facial recognition software to target the most vulnerable. This is inhumane. Immigrants are people. It's time we abolish ICE. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @evan_greer Evan Greer on x

  When we focus only on banning law enforcement and government use of #facialrecognition we're missing the point. There are so many creepy, discriminatory, abusive and downright dystopian things that private companies and even individuals can do with it https://www.buzzfeednews.com…

• @pranavdixit @pranavdixit on x

  BIG scoop from @carolineha_ @RMac18 @_loganmcdonald Also: Vadodara City Police in India signed up for Clearview AI last month and ran a handful of searches. When asked by @BuzzFeedNews, Commissioner Anupam Gahlaut texted an ominous “We have not started yet” and stopped responding…

• @ajplus @ajplus on x

  ICE has run facial recognition searches on millions of drivers in Maryland, including some 275k undocumented immigrants, reports @washingtonpost. The state's database includes personal information such as the names and addresses of ~7 million drivers statewide. https://twitter.co…

• @jeremylittau Jeremy Littau on x

  “It's strictly for law enforcement,” Clearview CEO Hoan Ton-That said earlier this month. ... But in reality, Clearview AI has also been aggressively pursuing clients in industries such as law, retail, banking, and gaming and pushing into international markets ...." https://twitt…

• @katecrawford Kate Crawford on x

  And here it is - the leaked client list of Clearview. Remember how they said it was “strictly law enforcement only”? Not so much. Clients include Walmart and Macy's as well as ICE and CBP. https://twitter.com/...

• @thetorfinnolsen AdVaNcEdPeRsIstEnTtReAt on x

  This was inevitable. Their database has probably already been breached as well. Always assume whatever data gathering we allow here, will basically be available to the most nefarious actors. https://twitter.com/...

• @bianca_nobilo Bianca Nobilo on x

  Brilliant reporting by @donie. This is absolute madness. The irony of a private company which stores photos of us without permission and deleted photos from private accounts...having a data breach because it can't adequately protect them https://twitter.com/...

• @jenzhuscott Jen Zhu on x

  Hence I don't post my children's pictures in public domain, as I mentioned in my @TEDTalks . For our generation though, it's sadly a lost case. Sensetime also has billions of our pictures. #privacy #freedigitalcitizen https://twitter.com/...

• @marknca Mark Nunnikhoven on x

  “Our servers were never accessed” << who cares? the data was! breach communications require clarity ...though I wouldn't expect any less from a company that literally built it's business on violating ToS & user expectations 😖 #security #privacy #infoseclife https://twitter.com/..…

• @lam_barrett Lindsey Barrett on x

  really starting to think that a technology that allows you to be identified by the cops or whatever company feels like using it, without limit or safeguard, using a biometric you can't hide, change, or avoid providing examples of, might be...bad https://twitter.com/...

• @evan_greer Evan Greer on x

  This Clearview story is totally wild. This is exactly why we need Congress to get off their asses and #BanFacialRecognition, not just for law enforcement and government use, but for private and corporate use too WTF is Walmart, Bank of America, and Verizon doing with this tech? h…

• @clareangelyn Clare Garvie on x

  “Clearview is strictly for law enforcement” ...but also 50 educational institutions, 200+ companies, security firms & private investigators. And police in 26 other countries. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @tiffanycli Tiffany C. Li on x

  If this Clearview news horrifies you, just remember: There is still no federal law that regulates facial recognition or biometric privacy. https://twitter.com/...

• @paleofuture Matt Novak on x

  I think the most terrifying thing about this is that the company's name wasn't known to the wider public until very recently. How many other companies are flying under the radar doing truly evil shit? https://twitter.com/...

• @fightfortheftr @fightfortheftr on x

  What 👏the 👏 actual 👏 hell 👏 are 👏 these 👏 corporations 👏 using 👏 creepy 👏 facial recognition 👏 software 👏 for? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  coinbase, eventbrite and equinox too? for what? https://twitter.com/...

• @arielbogle Ariel Bogle on x

  The AFP told me via FOI it had no records concerning Clearview, and denied using it in multiple statements. Now Buzzfeed has documents showing its employees have run searches... https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @ktbenner Katie Benner on x

  A BuzzFeed News review of Clearview AI documents has revealed the company is working with more than 2,200 law enforcement agencies, companies, and individuals around the world. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @adrjeffries Adrianne Jeffries on x

  Equinox, Macy's, Coinbase, Gavin de Becker, etc. https://twitter.com/...

• @kashhill Kashmir Hill on x

  Buzzfeed has the list of Clearview customers— it also includes how many searches they've run https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Clearview AI has been used by more than 2,200 entities. From governments to the private sector. From ICE to Interpol. From Australia to the UAE. Collectively, there have been nearly 500,000 searches. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @bullyesq @bullyesq on x

  You don't lose your rights all at once. It's a slow, bit by bit process. That is until you look up, one day, and they're gone. https://twitter.com/...

• @profcarroll @profcarroll on x

  ICE running facial recog searches on Maryland drivers license database without specific oversight and few details while the Trump/Miller deportation machine extorts more protective states like New York for our DMV data. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...