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Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people’s photos without their consent. The company in a legal filing Monday agreed to permanently stop selling access to its face database to private businesses or individuals around the U.S., putting…

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected

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Clearview AI will stop selling database access to private companies, but continue working with law enforcement Facial recognition software

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people's photos without their consent.

In a landmark victory for privacy advocates, the controversial facial-recognition company with a database of more than 10 billion images has signed a settlement agreeing to stop providing access to its technology to businesses and other private actors.

The company can no longer sell to private businesses or law enforcement, according to a settlement reached Monday.

The company in a legal filing Monday agreed to permanently stop selling access to its face database to private businesses or individuals around the U.S., putting a limit on what it can do with its ever-growing trove of billions of images pulled from social media and elsewhere on the internet.

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - The facial recognition startup Clearview AI agreed to restrictions on how businesses can use its database of billions ...