{"id":46791,"date":"2022-05-23T13:58:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/33479\/Clearview-AI-Fined-In-UK-For-Illegally-Storing-Facial-Images.html"},"modified":"2022-05-23T13:58:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:58:04","slug":"clearview-ai-fined-in-uk-for-illegally-storing-facial-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/clearview-ai-fined-in-uk-for-illegally-storing-facial-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Clearview AI Fined In UK For Illegally Storing Facial Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/1637F\/production\/_124870019_gettyimages-924879090.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Clearview no longer does business in the UK, but its previous clients include the Metropolitan Police, the Ministry of Defence, and the National Crime Agency. 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