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In re Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation

Biometric privacy & facial recognition
Settled
Settlement approved Mar 20, 2025
AI system / company
Clearview AI facial-recognition database
Jurisdiction
United States (Illinois)
Court / regulator
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
Status
Settled

What happened

A consolidated nationwide BIPA class action over Clearview AI’s faceprint scraping settled on a novel basis: rather than cash, the class received a roughly 23% equity stake in Clearview, valued at approximately $51.75 million. A federal judge approved the settlement in March 2025.

About biometric privacy & facial recognition cases

Collection or use of faceprints and other biometric identifiers without consent (Illinois BIPA), and wrongful arrests from false facial-recognition matches.

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