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Clearview AI Faces Criminal Complaint in Austria for Data Violations

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Clearview AI, a US-based facial recognition firm, has been accused of violating EU data protection laws. A criminal complaint was filed by the European Center for Digital Rights, noyb, in Austria, targeting the company's practices of scraping social media images without consent. The complaint highlights Clearview's alleged disregard for previous fines imposed by several EU countries.