fineConcluded£7,552,800
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — Clearview AI Inc.
May 26, 2022 · United Kingdom
The ICO fined Clearview AI GBP 7,552,800 and ordered deletion of UK residents' data for unlawfully scraping facial images from the web into its facial-recognition database; in October 2025 the Upper Tribunal restored the ICO's jurisdiction to enforce against the company.
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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