EU privacy watchdog thinks that Clearview AI is illegal

Clearview AI's planned enlargement into the EU hit a roadblock the previous day when the bloc's privacy watchdog mentioned it "doubts" that the supplier is felony
Clearview AI's planned expansion into the EU hit a roadblock yesterday when the bloc's privacy watchdog said it "doubts" that the service is legalOriginal article
Author: Thenextweb

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