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Clearview AI, the controversial company building a searchable database of peoples' faces, is reportedly planning a 'rapid international expansion'

last month. The company has scraped billions of images from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and other platforms in order to build a tool for police to identify people based on a single image of their face, raising concerns about privacy.

In the weeks since the New York Times report, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and other companies have sent Clearview AIClearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That has pushed back, however, arguing that the company was within its First Amendment rights to gather photos that are publicly accessible online. Now, the company may be attempting to sell its software to governments across the globe, according to a marketing document obtained by BuzzFeed News. Clearview already has relationships withacross the US. Prospective clients named in the document include the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Qatar, all of which have documented histories of human rights abuses.

A Clearview AI spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider that the company does not currently have any contracts outside the US and Canada, but that its marketing materials show "growing international interest in Clearview." "We have received inquiries from law enforcement agencies all over the world," the spokesperson said.

 

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