French DPA latest to fine Clearview AI over GDPR violations
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Kyle Brasseur2022-10-20T19:13:00
Clearview AI insists it does not have a presence in the European Union and is therefore not subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The bloc’s individual data privacy regulators believe otherwise.
France’s CNIL became the fourth data protection authority (DPA) this year to fine U.S.-based Clearview AI over its controversial facial image aggregation practices. The agency’s penalty against the company of 20 million euros (U.S. $19.6 million) announced Thursday matches the Hellenic and Italian DPA before it, while the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office’s fine of more than 7.5 million pounds (then-U.S. $9.4 million) in May carried a lighter touch.
The Hellenic and Italian enforcement actions were handed down in July and February, respectively.
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