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ABCs of Tech – Tech News Roundup for September 4, 2024 – Spiceworks

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Today’s Tech News Roundup:

  • AI: Clearview AI hit with GDPR fine
  • Big Tech: NVIDIA’s antitrust investigation continues
  • Cybersecurity: Halliburton was a cyberattack victim

Facial Recognition Company Clearview AI Fined €30.5M for GDPR Violations

Clearview AI is a private company with a facial recognition database comprising over 50 billion facial images. This database is marketed to government and law enforcement agencies to assist in public safety, criminal investigations, and security and defense. The company claims all images are sourced from the public internet, including newspapers, social media, and other sources. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined the company €30.5 million for violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in two ways: first, for collecting the photos without consent, and second, for lack of transparency, as EU citizens cannot determine what data Clearview AI may have.

Why it matters: This is not the first time Clearview AI has been fined for violating the GDPR. France, Greece, and Italy have also recently fined the company, bringing the total fines to €90.5 million. As technology makes our world smaller, more companies are failing to comply with global regulations.

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