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Policing with Illicit Tools: The Clearview AI Contradiction The relationship between law enforcement agencies and Clearview AI reveals a tension that is difficult to ignore: governments tasked with upholding the law are increasingly relying on a company repeatedly accused of breaking it. Clearview AI markets a powerful facial recognition tool built on a vast database of images scraped from across the internet—often without consent.  This database has made the technology attractive to police forces worldwide, who use it to identify suspects quickly and at scale.  In the United States alone, usage has surged, with millions of searches conducted and adoption spreading across agencies. Yet this utility sits alongside a growing list of legal and regulatory challenges.  Authorities in multiple jurisdictions have fined or sanctioned the company for violating privacy laws.  In the UK, regulators imposed a £7.5 million penalty for unlawfully collecting biometric data from res...

Clearview AI: The Gaps Between Claims and Reality Following on from our previous article on Clearview AI.. Clearview AI, is seemingly a company that is far from transparent. Some are even believed to be linked to the lower echelons of Mossad and Israeli intelligence. As of the most recent available information (2025–2026), the leadership of Clearview AI is as follows: CEO(s) Hal Lambert – Co-CEO (appointed after 2024) Richard Schwartz – Co-CEO Former CEO: Hoan Ton-That – Co-founder and former CEO (resigned in 2024, remains involved as a board member)  Directors / Board & Advisory Members Clearview AI does not publicly list a traditional corporate board in detail, but it does disclose an advisory board, which functions similarly in guiding the company. Notable members include: • Raymond Kelly • Richard Clarke • Rudy Washington • Floyd Abrams • Lee Wolosky • Steve K. Francis Additional advisory members added later include intelligence and military figures such as: •Aaron Prupas •...

Clearview AI: The Definitive Guide to the World’s Most Controversial Facial Recognition Company Learn how Clearview AI works, why it’s controversial, legal battles, accuracy concerns, and its role in policing and surveillance. What Is Clearview AI? Clearview AI is one of the most controversial artificial intelligence companies in the world.  It has built a powerful facial recognition system capable of identifying individuals by scanning images and matching them against a massive database of photos scraped from the internet. Originally marketed as a tool for law enforcement, Clearview AI has sparked global debate over privacy, surveillance, and civil liberties—and is now at the centre of lawsuits, regulatory crackdowns, and wrongful arrest cases. How Clearview AI Works Clearview AI operates like a search engine for faces. The Process: • A user uploads a photo of a person • The system scans its database • It returns matches along with links to where those images appear online The com...