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technologytechnology · 2022

Clearview AI Inc.

The Garante ordered Clearview AI to delete the biometric data of Italian residents and imposed a €20 million fine for unlawfully building a facial recognition database from web-scraped images, without legal basis, without transparency, and without respecting data subject rights.

Fine Imposed€20M
Authority

GARANTE

Regulation

Key Takeaways
  • Web scraping for biometric databases violates GDPR; data subjects must be informed and their rights respected.