Tag: Clearview AI

Privacy office’s Clearview AI inquiry still going

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian privacy watchdog’s investigation into controversial facial recognition service Clearview AI is still ongoing nearly 12 months after it was launched, as the company faces legal action across...

New OAIC investigation into Clearview AI

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Privacy Commissioner has officially launched an investigation into controversial facial recognition tool Clearview AI. Clearview AI, based in the US and founded by an Australian, offers a...

Govts unmoved on facial recognition

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian government still plans to create a national biometrics database allowing authorities to conduct facial recognition matches, despite increasing worldwide scrutiny on the ethical implications and effectiveness of...

AFP admits using ‘problematic’ face app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Federal Police has used the controversial Clearview AI app on multiple occasions despite previously denying it had ever accessed the “deeply problematic” facial recognition platform. Founded by...

Aust police use Clearview AI face biometrics

Posted on   |  by Jake Goldenfein
Australian police agencies are reportedly using a private, unaccountable facial recognition service that combines machine learning and wide-ranging data-gathering practices to identify members of the public from online photographs....

OAIC investigates ‘dangerous’ face recognition app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Privacy Commissioner has launched an inquiry into a “really dangerous” facial recognition app that its founder has said is already being used by police in Australia. Clearview...