France Latest to Slap Clearview AI With Order to Delete Data ⇥ techcrunch.com

Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch:

France’s privacy watchdog said today that Clearview has breached Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In an announcement of the breach finding, the CNIL also gives Clearview formal notice to stop its “unlawful processing” and says it must delete user data within two months.

Good; keep these orders coming. Like previous deletion demands, there are likely problems with ascertaining who in Clearview’s database is covered, but at least there is collective action by countries that have laws concerning individuals’ privacy. It is a stance that declares its entire operation an unacceptable violation. I see nothing wrong with putting Clearview out of business and discouraging others from replicating it.