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Comment: Clearview AI's global regulatory woes suggest a future of siloed privacy regimes

By Laurel Henning, Cynthia Kroet, James Panichi and Mike Swift ( March 17, 2022, 09:06 GMT | Comment) -- Around the world, facial-recognition company Clearview AI is facing an avalanche of regulation and enforcement measures. But in the United States, the controversial tech startup’s prospects appear better, despite it having to fend off multiple lawsuits. These different regulatory landscapes suggest that Clearview’s future success — or failure — could become emblematic of the growing gulf between privacy standards in the US and the rest of the world. The company’s fate may also reveal whether a tech business can prosper when confined to the privacy rules of US states.Outside the United States, Clearview AI’s business model is under threat. Australia and Canada have forced the company to shutter its local operations; Italy and the United Kingdom have imposed fines; and a posse of European regulators has launched probes....

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