![]() Organisations which intentionally ‘scrape’ personal information from the Internet must be aware that where an individual can be identified from the information collected data protection laws are triggered. The data protection authorities in Austria, France, Greece and Italy are also investigating CI’s data processing.ĬI now has the opportunity to make representations in respect of the Commissioner’s Notice of Intent and Preliminary Enforcement Notice. ![]() The ICO’s notice comes after a 2020 investigation by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) concluded that Clearview’s facial recognition software does not meet the conditions set out in the EU’s Law Enforcement Directive. asking for additional personal information, including photos, which may have acted as a disincentive to individuals who wish to object to their data being processed.failing to inform people in the UK about what is happening to their data and.failing to meet the higher data protection standards required for biometric data (classed as ‘special category data’ under UK GDPR).failing to have a lawful reason for collecting the information.failing to have a process in place to stop the data being retained indefinitely.failing to process the information of people in the UK in a way they are likely to expect or that is fair.The ICO’s preliminary view is that CI appears to have failed to comply with UK data protection laws in several ways including: The ICO has said that CI’s facial recognition app allows users to upload an image of an individual’s face and match it to photos of that person collected from the internet and stored in CI’s database. It is understood that the Clearview database contains over 10 billion images. The ICO also understands that the service provided by CI was used on a free trial basis by a number of UK law enforcement agencies, but that this trial was discontinued and CI’s services are no longer being offered in the UK. It is the view of the ICO that the images in CI’s database are likely to include the data of a substantial number of people from the UK and may have been gathered without people’s knowledge from publicly available information online, including social media platforms. Right to lodge a complaint a supervisory authority.Period for which the data will be stored. ![]() ![]()
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