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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) — Clearview AI, Inc.
November 3, 2021 · Australia
The Australian Information Commissioner determined Clearview AI breached the Privacy Act by covertly scraping Australians' facial images and biometric templates without consent, and ordered it to stop collecting such data and destroy all images and templates collected from Australia.
Key takeaway — how to prevent this
Biometric data (faces, iris, fingerprints) needs an explicit lawful basis or consent. Scraping or capturing it without one is unlawful across the EU/UK and many US states (e.g. Illinois BIPA) — and draws the largest fines.
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