Security News > 2022 > October > Clearview AI gets third €20 million fine for illegal data collection
France's data protection authority has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens.
Clearview AI received the same fine from Italian and Greek data protection authorities for the same violations in March and July.
CNIL also ordered the American facial recognition company to stop all data collection activities and delete all data they had already gathered within two months.
If Clearview AI fails to comply with the orders after the two-month period, CNIL will fine the company with €100,000 for every day of non compliance.
In Europe, the General Data Protection Regulation dictates that any data collection needs to be clearly communicated to the people and requires consent.
Even if Clearview AI isn't using leaked data and the company does not spy on people, individuals are unaware that their images are being used for identification by Clearview AI customers.