The Hamburg Data Protection Authority preliminarily found that Clearview AI’s collection of biometric profiles of Europeans violates the GDPR and ordered the deletion of the mathematical hash values of the complainant’s biometric profile. Clearview AI has until 12 February 2021 to respond to the request. The decision applies only to the individual complainant and does not constitute a pan‑European ban.
Why it matters: The decision signals that EU data‑protection law can be enforced against US facial‑recognition firms, highlighting the illegality of biometric surveillance.
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