Mega fine for AI company illegally storing facial images in UK

A Facial recognition company has been slapped with a mega fine in the UK for illegally storing facial images

Clearview AI has been fined more than 7.5 million pounds by the UK’s privacy watchdog

The company has been told to delete the data of UK residents.

This comes as the firm gathers images from the internet to create a global facial recognition database.

The Information Commissioner’s Office says that breaches UK data protection laws.

A Clearview AI chief executive says the ICO misinterpreted the technology and intentions of the tech.

But the ICO says that, globally, the company has stored more than 20 billion facial images.

Clearview AI takes publicly posted pictures from Facebook, Instagram and other sources, usually without the knowledge of the platform or any permission.

The UK has become the fourth country to take enforcement action against the firm, following France, Italy and Australia.