Clearview to Restrict Private-Sector Use of Face-Scan Data (2)

Clearview AI Inc. agreed to prohibit most businesses and other private entities from accessing its facial recognition database as part of a legal settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union over privacy concerns.

The settlement, proposed Monday in Illinois state court, would also ban Clearview from giving data access to state or local government agencies in Illinois, including police, for five years.

The agreement, subject to court approval, is poised to resolve a lawsuit from the ACLU that alleged Clearview captures and stores faceprints of Illinois residents without permission, in violation of that state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, known as ...