clearview-ai

What changed

In November 2022, Randal "Quran" Reid was arrested in Georgia based on warrants from Louisiana that reportedly stemmed from a purportedly faulty facial recognition match using Clearview AI. Despite reportedly having never visited Louisiana, Reid was jailed for six days before authorities withdrew the warrants. No corroborating evidence had been gathered, and the technology's use was omitted from legal documents. In May 2025, Jefferson Parish settled with Reid for $200,000 in…

Timeline

1. 19 June 2025Facial Recognition Error Reportedly Leads to Wrongful Arrest of Georgia Man and $200K Settlement in Louisiana
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   • ‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrests.html
   • États-Unis : un Afro-Américain accusé à tort de vol à cause d'une intelligence artificiellehttps://www.tf1info.fr/international/etats-unis-un-afro-americain-accuse-a-tort-de-vol-a-cause-d-une-intelligence-artificielle-clearview-ai-2252762.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 515https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/515/

   ‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’États-Unis : un Afro-Américain accusé à tort de vol à cause d'une intelligence artificielleAI Incident Database - Incident 515
2. 19 June 2025Police Use of Facial Recognition Software Causes Wrongful Arrests Without Defendant Knowledge
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   • Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrestshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/06/police-facial-recognition-secret-false-arrest/
   • Wrongful arrest in US linked to facial recognition error leads to $200K settlementhttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202506/wrongful-arrest-in-us-linked-to-facial-recognition-error-leads-to-200k-settlement
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 815https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/815/

   Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrestsWrongful arrest in US linked to facial recognition error leads to $200K settlementAI Incident Database - Incident 815
3. 19 Mar 2025Clearview AI Reportedly Faces $33.7 Million Fine for Violating GDPR with Biometric Data Harvesting
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   • Clearview AI—Controversial Facial Recognition Firm—Fined $33 Million For ‘Illegal Database’https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/09/03/clearview-ai-controversial-facial-recognition-firm-fined-33-million-for-illegal-database/
   • Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition databasehttps://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/clearview-ai-fined-by-dutch-agency-facial-recognition-database-2024-09-03/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 781https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/781/

   Clearview AI—Controversial Facial Recognition Firm—Fined $33 Million For ‘Illegal Database’Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition databaseAI Incident Database - Incident 781
4. 13 Jan 2025Alleged Misuse of Facial Recognition Technology by Law Enforcement Reportedly Leading to Wrongful Arrests and Violations of Investigative Standards
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   • Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matcheshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2025/police-artificial-intelligence-facial-recognition/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 896https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/896/

   Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matchesAI Incident Database - Incident 896
5. 12 Oct 2024Cross-Jurisdictional Facial Recognition Misidentification by NYPD Leads to Wrongful Arrest and Four-Year Jail Time in New Jersey
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   • A hollow victory in fight to bring transparency to cops' use of facial recognition technologyhttps://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/08/21/a-hollow-victory-in-fight-to-bring-transparency-to-cops-use-of-facial-recognition-technology/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 816https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/816/

   A hollow victory in fight to bring transparency to cops' use of facial recognition technologyAI Incident Database - Incident 816
6. 13 July 2023Miami Police Deployed Facial Recognition to Arrest George Floyd Protestor Allegedly without Cause
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   • Miami Police Used Facial Recognition Technology in Protester's Arresthttps://www.nbcmiami.com/investigations/miami-police-used-facial-recognition-technology-in-protesters-arrest/2278848/
   • CCPA impact on businesseshttps://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/caveat/43/transcript
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 557https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/557/

   Miami Police Used Facial Recognition Technology in Protester's ArrestCCPA impact on businessesAI Incident Database - Incident 557
7. 5 July 2023Activists Allege NYPD's Application of Facial Recognition Interfered with Right to Protest
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   • NYPD used facial recognition to track down Black Lives Matter activisthttps://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21373316/nypd-facial-recognition-black-lives-matter-activist-derrick-ingram
   • NYPD Used Facial Recognition Technology In Siege Of Black Lives Matter Activist’s Apartmenthttps://gothamist.com/news/nypd-used-facial-recognition-unit-in-siege-of-black-lives-matter-activists-apartment
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 558https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/558/

   NYPD used facial recognition to track down Black Lives Matter activistNYPD Used Facial Recognition Technology In Siege Of Black Lives Matter Activist’s ApartmentAI Incident Database - Incident 558
8. 21 Feb 2023Louisiana Police Wrongfully Arrested Black Man Using False Face Match
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   • Black man wrongfully jailed for a week after face recognition error, report sayshttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/facial-recognition-error-led-to-wrongful-arrest-of-black-man-report-says/
   • JPSO used facial recognition technology to arrest a man. The tech was wrong.https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/jpso-used-facial-recognition-to-arrest-a-man-it-was-wrong/article_0818361a-8886-11ed-8119-93b98ecccc8d.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 440https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/440/

   Black man wrongfully jailed for a week after face recognition error, report saysJPSO used facial recognition technology to arrest a man. The tech was wrong.AI Incident Database - Incident 440
9. 5 Dec 2022Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
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   • Testing of facial recognition software by NBI reported to Data Protection Ombudsmanhttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/testing-of-facial-recognition-software-by-nbi-reported-to-data-protection-ombudsman
   • Clearview AI Offered Free Trials To Police Around The Worldhttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/clearview-ai-international-search-table
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 412https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/412/

   Testing of facial recognition software by NBI reported to Data Protection OmbudsmanClearview AI Offered Free Trials To Police Around The WorldAI Incident Database - Incident 412
10. 26 Oct 2022Clearview AI Algorithm Built on Photos Scraped from Social Media Profiles without Consent
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    • ACLU Called Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Accuracy Study “Absurd”https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-accurate-aclu-absurd
    • ACLU rejects Clearview AI's facial recognition accuracy claimshttps://www.engadget.com/2020-02-10-aclu-rejects-clearview-ai-facial-recognition-claims.html
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 267https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/267/

    ACLU Called Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Accuracy Study “Absurd”ACLU rejects Clearview AI's facial recognition accuracy claimsAI Incident Database - Incident 267

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