FTC settlement with Ever orders information and AIs deleted after facial recognition pivot

The maker of a defunct cloud {photograph} garage app that pivoted to selling facial recognition corporations has been ordered to delete individual information and any algorithms skilled on it, beneath the words of an FTC settlement. The regulator investigated court cases the Ever app — which won previous notoriety f…
The maker of a defunct cloud photo storage app that pivoted to selling facial recognition services has been ordered to delete user data and any algorithms trained on it, under the terms of an FTC settlement. The regulator investigated complaints the Ever app — which gained earlier notoriety f…Original article
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