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Clearview AI's data processing is covered by UK privacy law, appeal ruling finds

( October 8, 2025, 16:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A UK court has ruled that Clearview AI’s processing of personal data is within the territorial scope of UK data protection law, and therefore the privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office, has jurisdiction to enforce the UK General Data Protection Regulation against the US-based firm. The Upper Tribunal found that the First-Tier Tribunal was wrong in excluding the facial recognition firm from the law’s reach and rejected arguments that its processing was exempt due to its clients’ law enforcement functions.Ruling attached. ...

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