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Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.
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Clearview AI maintains a database of images scraped from social media and other sources across the internet. When a user, ordinarily a law enforcement officer, uses the app to scan someone's face or upload a photo, the system then presents them with other photos Clearview AI has matched to that person, along with their social media profiles.Companies and governments may sometimes use facial recognition tools in a slightly different way to verify someone’s identity. Up until recently, the IRS planned to use identity verification services from a company called ID.me, which used Amazon’s Rekognition facial recognition technology. The IRS scrapped the plan earlier this month after a widespread backlash.Do you have any more information on Clearview AI? We'd love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, or email joseph.cox@vice.com.
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