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France Fines Clearview AI €20 Million for GDPR Violations and Unlawful Biometric Surveillance

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France’s data protection authority (CNIL) imposed a €20 million fine on Clearview AI - the maximum penalty allowed under GDPR Article 83 - for unlawful processing of biometric data through its facial recognition technology. The CNIL found that Clearview had collected over 20 billion images …

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