Clearview AI Settles ACLU Lawsuit, Agrees to Limit Facial Recognition Database

Clearview AI, the facial recognition software maker, settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and agreed to limit its face database in the United States primarily to government agencies and not allow most American companies to have access to it. Under the settlement, which was filed with an Illinois state court, Clearview will not sell its database of what it said were more than 20 billion facial photos to most private individuals and businesses in the country.