Background
In ACLU v Clearview AI, Inc., plaintiffs (ACLU, ACLU-IL, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, SWOP-Chicago, Illinois PIRG, Mujeres Latinas en Acción) alleged Clearview AI violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and using faceprints without consent. The court denied Clearview’s motion to dismiss in August 2021, and in May 2022 the parties entered a consent order settling the case via injunctive relief rather than going to trial.
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‘Clearview is permanently enjoined from granting paid or free access to the Clearview database of alleged facial vectors …’ This order effectively bars Clearview from offering its faceprint database to most private entities, reflecting how biometric AI systems can be constrained via negotiated judicial agreements even where liability was not adjudicated. It advances legal norms around consent, privacy, and control over biometric data in automated systems.
Note: This is a consent order, not a contested opinion. The parties agreed to injunctive constraints without admission of liability. The order marks a legally enforceable limit on Clearview’s AI facial-recognition practices under BIPA, even in the absence of a full trial.