Federal Judge Green-lights Clearview AI Settlement, Opening Unusual Compensation Plan Amid Privacy Lawsuit
CHICAGO, Ill. — A settlement has been reached in a privacy rights lawsuit involving Clearview AI, where a federal judge confirmed the agreement, resolving claims that the facial recognition company illegally collected the biometric data of millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman upheld the arrangement, which does not concede liability on Clearview AI’s part but addresses accusations that the tech company breached Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Act by harvesting and selling facial images without consent. Judge Coleman assessed the damages arising from this case to be upwards of $50 million. However, due to … Read more