Tech for Evil Case Study: Clearview AI
You may have heard about Clearview AI in the news, especially around facial recognition. But who is this company, and what do they actually do?
Setting the Stage
First a bit of background to this post. Four years ago I published this post about Tech for Evil during the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. In it, I gave a technical review of how law enforcement used drones and LRAD devices against peaceful protesters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0pnEZ6cen4
Weapons used against the peaceful pipeline protesters at Standing Rock
Here we are, four years later. People have forgotten about Standing Rock, if they even heard about it when it happened. Now, we're in the midst of a global outcry against police violence against black people, that ironically is ...