Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP) · 16 May 2024
Clearview AI Inc.
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
Fine€30,500,000Fine issued
- Regulator
- Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP)
- Decided
- 16 May 2024
- Country
- Netherlands
- Sector
- Industry and Commerce
- Regulator’s reference
- Not recorded
- Fino case number
- 2024/NL/011
What happened
The DPA fined Clearview AI €30,500,000 after it illegally collected personal data for its facial recognition system. The DPA held that the controller had no legal basis for this processing and ordered the controller to delete the data regarding Dutch data subjects.
Summary from the GDPRhub page for this decision, written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- Art. 5Principles relating to processing of personal data5(1)(a)Read →
- Art. 6Lawfulness of processing6(1)Read →
- Art. 9Processing of special categories of personal data9(1)Read →
- Art. 27Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union27(1)Read →
- Data principles
- Special categories
- Unlawful processing
Sources
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