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Technically Optimistic

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Clearview AI: Changing the Landscape of Privacy

The chapter explores the origins and impact of Clearview AI, a company that scraped billions of public web photos to create a controversial facial recognition app, sparking significant privacy concerns. It discusses the legality, ethical implications, and success stories of Clearview AI's facial recognition technology, shedding light on its use by law enforcement agencies and potential biases. The chapter also touches on the case of Randall Carran-Reed, mistakenly arrested due to a Clearview AI search mix-up, sparking crucial debates on the use of expansive databases in law enforcement and concerns about constitutional rights.

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