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Vermont has a law regulating data brokers and claims Clearview broke it.
Kate Cox – Mar
“Clearview encouraged police officers to use the tool on innocent citizens,” the complaint adds, citing media reports about Clearview’s marketing strategy to police
.In a statement, Donovan particularly stressed his displeasure with Clearview’s collection of images of minors. “This practice is unscrupulous, unethical, and contrary to public policy,” he said. “I will continue to fight for the privacy of Vermonters, particularly our most vulnerable.”
In response, Clearview said it “operates in a manner similar to search engines like Google and Bing,” adding that it ” collects far less data than Google and Bing, because Clearview AI only collects public images and their Web address. That’s all. “
Vermont’s is the most recent, not the first, suit filed against Clearview since the company first became public knowledge following an (explosive New York Times report) in January. An Illinois suit ( (PDF) ) seeking class-action status accuses Clearview of violating that state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act. (Other BIPA suits include a recently settled claim against (Facebook , as well as one against (Vimeo .) 4896
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