Clearview AI facial recognition

Clearview AI is a US-based company that offers a facial recognition platform to law enforcement agencies, allowing them to search for individuals in real-time from a vast database of images scraped from the internet, including social media platforms.

The company's database is estimated to contain over 3 billion images, making it one of the largest facial recognition databases in the world.

Founded in 2017 by Hoan Ton-That and Richard Schwartz, Clearview AI's services have reputedly been used by over 2,400 law enforcement agencies worldwide, including the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and local police departments.