Facialized: Clearview AI's Hoan Ton-That Abuses Human Semantics, Thiel FB

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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/10/tech/clearview-ai-ceo-hoan-ton-that/index.html

Peter Thiel, who sits on Facebook's board was an early investor in
Clearview. Facebook, Thiel, and Ton-That all declined to comment on
whether Thiel knew about how Clearview was downloading Facebook data
and that it was against Facebook's rules.
Over the last month, fears about facial recognition technology and
police surveillance have intensified, all thanks to Ton-That's
startup, Clearview AI.
First came a front-page investigation in The New York Times, revealing
Clearview has been working with law enforcement agencies to match
photos of unknown faces to people's online images. Next,
cease-and-desist letters rolled in from tech giants Twitter, Google
and Facebook. Lawmakers made inquiries and New Jersey enacted a
statewide ban on law enforcement using Clearview while it looks into
the software.