Vermont Riled

Vermont accuses Clearview AI of violating state consumer protection law and its “<a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Vermont-Riled.pdf"><strong>Fraudulent Acquisition of Data</strong></a> Law” by scraping photos with facial-recognition technology, including of children, and selling it; it seeks $10,000 for each violation, in Chittenden County Court.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont accuses Clearview AI of violating state consumer-protection law and its Fraudulent Acquisition of Data Law by using facial-recognition technology to scrape photos, some including children, and sell the data; it seeks $10,000 for each violation, in Chittenden County Court.

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