Biometric data subjects
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Incident 107515 Report
New Orleans Police Reportedly Used Real-Time Facial Recognition Alerts Supplied by Project NOLA Despite Local Ordinance
2025-05-19
New Orleans police reportedly received real-time facial recognition alerts from a privately operated surveillance network run by Project NOLA, reportedly leading to dozens of arrests. This purported use of AI surveillance appears to conflict with a 2022 city ordinance that restricts facial recognition to specific post-incident investigations. Police are alleged to have not consistently disclosed the technology's use.
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Clearview AI Algorithm Built on Photos Scraped from Social Media Profiles without Consent
2017-06-15
Face-matching algorithm by Clearview AI was built using scraped images from social media sites such as Instagram and Facebook without user consent, violating social media site policies, and allegedly privacy regulations.
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Facial Recognition Smart Phone App 'Blue Wolf' Reportedly Monitored Palestinians in the West Bank
2016-06-01
A surveillance program involving facial recognition and algorithmic recommendations, Blue Wolf, was reportedly deployed by the Israeli military to monitor Palestinians in the West Bank.
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Ever AI Reportedly Deceived Customers about FRT Use in App
2019-04-01
Ever AI, now Paravision AI, allegedly failed to inform customers about the development and use of facial recognition that facilitates the sale of customers’ data to various businesses, a business model that critics said was an egregious violation of privacy.
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Government of Argentina
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Law enforcement facial recognition systems
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- Incident 4124 Reports
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
- Incident 15452 Reports
Florida Police Reportedly Wrongfully Arrested Commercial Crabber Robert Dillon After Allegedly False Facial Recognition Match
Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
- Incident 1221 Report
Facebook's 'Tag Suggestions' Allegedly Stored Biometric Data without User Consent
- Incident 4061 Report
Facebook's Friend Suggestion Feature Recommends Patients of Psychiatrist to Each Other
Incidents implicated systems
Clearview AI
Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
- Incident 26710 Reports
Clearview AI Algorithm Built on Photos Scraped from Social Media Profiles without Consent
- Incident 7812 Reports
Clearview AI Reportedly Faces $33.7 Million Fine for Violating GDPR with Biometric Data Harvesting
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4124 Reports
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
- Incident 5583 Reports
Activists Allege NYPD's Application of Facial Recognition Interfered with Right to Protest
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Amazon
Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
- Incident 5564 Reports
Amazon Allegedly Violated Children's Privacy through Default Voice Collection Settings
- Incident 3611 Report
Amazon Echo Mistakenly Recorded and Sent Private Conversation to Random Contact
Incidents involved as Deployer
Schools and teachers who were misinformed and burdened with COPPA compliance responsibilities without adequate disclosure
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National security and intelligence stakeholders
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Incidents involved as Deployer
Real-time facial recognition alert pipeline to New Orleans Police Department
Incidents implicated systems
Automated person-tracking via clothing and physical descriptors
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 13531 Report
ICE Facial Recognition App Mobile Fortify Reportedly Misidentified Woman Twice During Immigration Enforcement in Oregon
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
United States Customs and Border Protection
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 13531 Report
ICE Facial Recognition App Mobile Fortify Reportedly Misidentified Woman Twice During Immigration Enforcement in Oregon
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
United States Department of Homeland Security
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Unnamed woman detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Mobile Fortify
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 13531 Report
ICE Facial Recognition App Mobile Fortify Reportedly Misidentified Woman Twice During Immigration Enforcement in Oregon
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later