States Granted Leave to Oppose Clearview AI Privacy Settlement

December 17, 2024, 4:53 PM UTC

A federal judge granted 22 states and the District of Columbia leave to file amicus briefs opposing a settlement to resolve claims that facial recognition company Clearview AI violated biometric privacy laws.

A group of state attorneys general said the settlement has “severe flaws that undermine consumers’ fundamental right to privacy and does not meaningfully redress the harms suffered by class members,” according to a request filed Dec. 12 in the US District Court for the District of Northern Illinois.

Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman approved the request Monday.

The states include Vermont, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, ...

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