![]() ![]() Ms Falk said if sensitive biometric data of Australians had been collected, Clearview AI would have to abide by Australia's privacy act, which would require informed consent. "Their sensitive personal information - biometric information is sensitive information - has been taken without their knowledge or their consent, and it's been put to use for applications that they were not aware of and they certainly haven't agreed to," Dr Mann said. "The general public does understand that things that are public do get into search engines and other places."īut Monique Mann, from the Australian Privacy Foundation, said people had a right to be concerned if their biometrics were harvested from social media channels. In response to questions about scraping images from social media, Mr Ton-That said: "There's many things we want to talk about, and, you know, one thing's not Facebook." For example, before a large bank transaction, it may be useful to make a facial recognition check with the owner of the account, to ensure that money is not stolen," Ton-That said."We are reviewing the claims about this company and will take appropriate action if we find they are violating our rules." "Facial recognition can be used to help prevent identity theft and fraud. Still, the company believes its technology is beneficial despite risks of misidentification or issues of data privacy and security. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office issued a £7.5 million ($9.43 million) fine for violating the country's data privacy laws, and ordered Clearview to stop scraping photos and delete existing images of its residents, this week. ![]() Italian regulators have fined the biz millions of dollars and Canadian watchdogs have banned its public agencies from contracting with the company. ![]()
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