AI company ‘Clearview’ defies Twitter and Facebook terms of use, gathers faces of users.

An AI company named Clearview that works in the field of face recognition software has recently been told by Twitter to stop collecting photographs of the faces of their users. Already having a collection of more than 3 billion photos of faces, the company licenses their software to police departments, aiding in the identification of criminals and suspects. This technology from this specific company is already in use in over 600 police departments, as well as the F.B.I and even the department of homeland security. However, not only is this a morally questionable action at best but it also goes against the terms of use for Twitter, which doesn’t allow for any of their content to be used for the purpose of surveillance. This AI company doesn’t just use information gathered from Twitter, but Facebook, and Youtube as well. As AI becomes more prominent, I believe it best to strictly monitor its use, as technology such as this has the potential to be abused and thwart any attempt at maintaining privacy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51220654