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According to a report from Politico, Clearview is on track to receive a US patent for its facial recognition technology. The company was given a notice of allowance by the US Patent and Trademark Office, which means that once it pays the required administration fees, its patent will be approved.
The company is steeped in controversy because it builds its facial recognition database using images of people that it finds on social media. The patent application states that the company can use online photos to create additional records of facial recognition data points, which it can use to find and identify matches.
Critics argue that facial recognition technology is a violation of privacy.
Critics argue that facial recognition technology may negatively impact minority communities and that it is a violation of privacy. The technology is less accurate when it comes to identifying people of color and women.
The company said last year that its technology was used by over 2,400 police agencies. The use of its technology by law enforcement increased after the Capitol riots, as detectives worked to identify those associated with the incident.
The company was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, which resulted in the company being stopped from selling its technology to non-law enforcement entities. In November, the Australian government ordered the company to clear its database of all its citizens, and earlier this year, a number of European agencies filed legal complaints against the company. A Canadian privacy commissioner called the company's technology illegal.
Big Tech has not been able to get on the good side of Clearview. Last year, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube all sent cease and desist letters to the company, demanding that they stop using images and videos from the platforms in violation of their policies.
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