Clearview AI faces criminal complaint in Austria for suspected privacy violations

Austrian privacy group Noyb said on Tuesday it has filed a criminal complaint in Austria, accusing US-based Clearview AI of illegally collecting photos and videos of European Union residents to build its facial-recognition database.

Noyb said in a statement Clearview violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Austria’s criminal provisions for those violations could expose Clearview and its executives to personal liability, including potential jail time.