The U.K. Information Commissionerโ€™s Office (ICO) fined Clearview AI more than 7.5 million pounds (U.S. $9.4 million) for collecting peopleโ€™s images from internet and social media sites without their knowledge or consent to create a global online database that could be used for facial recognition by law enforcement.

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...