CEO speaks out about Clearview AI's controversial facial recognition technology

Clearview AI facial recognition software aims to match people's faces with billions of images scraped off social media and shares them with clients like police agencies. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett joined CBSN AM with more on the CEO's first network TV interview.
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[@jcompton3098]

😂😂 “the CEO says ‘trust me’” bc trusting CEOs has worked out so well

[@sonnidesoto8140]

"You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should.”

[@mikemondano3624]

That is the American way.

[@katalyze7831]

Nor did they ask our permission not even let us know it was happening. NOW they want us to TRUST them??? Only the stupid will.

[@artplayground2198]

Amen!

[@michaelhall7663]

@@katalyze7831 stupid or not it doesn't matter if law enforcement wants this they will surely get it always have

[@katalyze7831]

@@michaelhall7663 agreed. But we don't have to make it easy for them.

[@mikemalist1670]

that dude is shady af lmfao

[@coughpillbox748]

The guy with long hair?

[@Patchuchan]

He creeps me out more than Zuckerberg.

[@kseniiabai9147]

yes, that's what I thought! I really wanna find his other interviews. :D did you understand what is his name? cannot find him

[@mecreech3000]

yeah because the government would never do something bad with technology 😂😂

[@Crux161]

God I never thought I’d miss the days before the internet. Now it’s all I dream about...

[@michaelhall7663]

Unless you're prone to identity theft no need to worry really

[@redacted5221]

ok boomer

[@pedrozappa1188]

@@redacted5221 Michael Hall sounds like one of those who say.."if you haven't done anything wrong, then you don't have anything to worry about".. critical thinking today is as scarce as hen's teeth. by the way, I am a boomer.

[@redacted5221]

makes sense

[@Patchuchan]

I used to be terrified of the idea of a Carrington class CME now I think it might be not be so bad to be sent back to using 1950s tech.

[@dankdigital4058]

"Not used for realtime surveillance"...Yet.

[@FleurPillager]

Like they'd tell us anyway.

[@shirairyu9806]

They've been using real time facial recognition in UK for..... a decade? already. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6rZqZWfaqyApKM

[@andreamoscoso4065]

Oh it is trust me. Also look at mainland China.

[@andreamoscoso4065]

@@shirairyu9806 longer

[@josephequihua7386]

"Smart city's" are using them. San Diego California....come and visit folks....

[@lunarwuffy5299]

This is the exact reason why I don't have a facebook account and never post personal pics to social media.

[@ra6667]

Same here lol.

[@lunarwuffy5299]

@KamekoBruns Not just for that reason, but it is one of them. And I said I never post personal pics on social media, not that I avoid using it.

[@ericv9470]

@@lunarwuffy5299 You could be on the background of a picture your friend or a total stranger posted online.

[@mikemondano3624]

That will make no difference if you have a police record or employee ID card or any of a thousand other things.

[@zomiozander6378]

@@mikemondano3624 driver's license?

[@comment.highlighted]

Now we’re starting to see why personal information & privacy is so important. 😕

[@ra6667]

Lol I already know this was gonna happen, why do you think tik tok was invented, Instagram etc, it's all selfies most time, the whole selfie thing I never even did im not a people person regardless it never intrigued me. I honestly have no problem with big brother watching me and looking at my privacy because it's not like I care what they see about me I think it's a good idea kinda, but you have to realize Google alone and Facebook are more business thing and more scary.

[@himoragenma6416]

YOU get OBJECTIVE COMMENT of the week!!!🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@shannonagate1889]

Gulliani tried something similar in nyc when he was mayor. Bur he was using public school years books. As you can imagine people were not happy when they found out.

[@FleurPillager]

It's in the constitution but no one is enforcing the law. Not even people who used to care about civil rights like the ACLU.

[@regularjoe3658]

If its so private and personal why are you posting that information into the internet??

[@yoppindia]

now you know why you need to wear a cape and mask like a super hero or a super villain

[@XSCAPE-eg2dl]

Yoppindia ....😂😂😂👍

[@andreamoscoso4065]

There are people that dedicate to making fashion for it.

[@kneau]

“The initial intended use, is not the only use.” (05:05-05:09)

[@fuzasim1030]

He said it best

[@bennoreuter4393]

What was the intended use of mass surveillance of the nsa yet again?

[@kimmerdkd]

'Potential' crime ... choose your words carefully!

[@josephleighton7658]

"THIS. IS. SPARTA!"

[@artplayground2198]

Yup Jesus was called a criminal, robin hood, Aladdin and soooo many more

[@azazel166]

Equilibrium.

[@FleurPillager]

Having civil rights in the United States was really nice while it lasted....

[@gg-gamers]

Give me a break. People voluntarily signed up for these platforms and can scrub their likeness from them if they want. They just won't because they are free to care more about the conveinence than their privacy.

[@Tensolin01]

Bronx Bjorn it’s impossible to completely get rid of a picture you post anywhere on the internet. So no, they actually can’t. But nice try.

[@gg-gamers]

@@Tensolin01 No, it's not. You're not that special, nobody really cares About your likeness as it has zero market value

[@connor5669]

@@gg-gamers If we changed our privacy settings now, it's too late. Clearview has ALREADY scraped your public photos. people were never goven the option to remove their likeness before Clearview started pulling photos from the internet

[@kantakouzini]

giant meteor or asteroid, where art thou?!

[@himoragenma6416]

Hi Mr. GREEK!!!!

[@Patchuchan]

Or a Carrington class CME though I think someone suing this company into bankruptcy or smashing this guy's face with a brick might send the message.

[@azazel166]

There is one coming in 2027, but it will get into a gravitational keyhole and slingshot away.

[@nirui.o]

Plot twist: The system only contains the face image of the host. The CEO is a big fan of him.

[@samtheman1422]

Now Im glad that I don't take pictures of my self and why I very rarely let others take my picture. Prolbem is we are all on camera all the time every day, when we are just walking down the street and every time we go into a business such as your local Walmart. Companies already sell data when we sign up for things like discount cards or service plans. Whats to stop them from selling our images? Our privacy died a long time ago, as technically advances more and more its just makes it eaiser for others to get even more intimate details.

[@barticusmaximus1230]

A techie with a messiah complex that thinks they're above legality or morality...that's a first. This cat needs a reality check

[@Patchuchan]

Someone needs to take a bat to his head.

[@TeamTwiistz]

All those people who criticized China, is now silent. The US Government was just catching up.

[@TeamTwiistz]

maddox alisa Just sounds like the US is behind on technology

[@montystone4348]

Andrew Yang warned us about this!

[@lionelkong4484]

wrong Edward Snowden told us this long ago.

[@montystone4348]

@@lionelkong4484 I'm not wrong, Snowden may have a long time ago but Yang recently informed us of this don't use my comment for your own political agenda

[@lionelkong4484]

Vote for yang rite? (Political agenda) 😂

[@mmassehs3251]

Keep in mind Jeffrey EPSTIEN used nsa database and was one of this ceos “angel investors”

[@artplayground2198]

Jesus was a "criminal" Aladdin was a "criminal" robin hood was a "criminal" watch out for who labels YOU a criminal

[@forcedanonymity1791]

‘Trust me’. Ah... no. Any CEO asking for blind trust in privacy issues has no industry capital to borrow against. Do we all want to be China? I don’t care if it is only supposedly used for criminality purposes.

[@leg7259]

Soon they will start sending tickets to folks who forget to flush in a public bathroom.

[@drscott1]

That’s our world: if it can be done it should be done. This CEO needs to be taken down from his high horse.

[@MikeStanza]

I'm sure I'm not the first to bring this up but, with all of our drivers licensees have our faces on them are already on file anyway? Scraping done....

[@himoragenma6416]

Some people DON'T drive, MOST people LOVE to POST PICS of themselves!!!!

[@zachdancy5828]

Did you download you liscence onto Facebook??? I didn't think so..

[@Tensolin01]

It’s used by the law till it’s not. Edit: Also why does this guy straight up look like an irl Cysco from CW’s The Flash?

[@chrisyeomans5547]

Time to change my face I guess

[@thereddragonslair9548]

I need this technology for myself so I can piece together my twenties lol

[@PineyJustice]

As somebody who has used, worked with, and sold AI security cameras, how people think they are used and how they are actually used are quite different beasts. 99.9% of the time this tech gets used to setup flagging for say a violent ex so the client gets a text sent directly to their phone if they show up at their house/property. Training AI takes a lot of time and effort, it's only used to set flags for specific people and usually for a very good reason.

[@ewaldsteven]

Why does every squirmy CEO telling us to "just trust" their creepy tech seem so... untrustworthy?

[@joeystarrett5318]

Skynet?

[@thewhitedeath586]

Yup this is china

[@antonypoundbury2155]

Citizens should Not have this technology but Law enforcement ect, should have only?

[@kylecroft7221]

To identify 'potential criminals' keyword potential.

[@BillPigg]

*The NSA buys Clearview and takes it off the market. Problem solved.*

[@johnrosner8964]

Trust me when I say this is nothing compared to what's already out there with the CIA FBI There's no need to be paranoid About things you cannot control

[@nastasjanicole]

“It still works with covering half your face”

[@zhichen4943]

Yeah I know

[@gogetter9888]

A detroit man was arrested from this solfware and it was WRONG match 0.0% score

[@jamesduke1330]

And dont get me started on Alexa....and so fourth.... Google as well .... Internet the possible beast system ? I dont know probly so...

[@alexg2083]

The people should sue for the violation of their 4th amendment right and bankrupt this company before it begins.

[@lionelkong4484]

Alex G too late it’s already in use.

[@FleurPillager]

Where's the ACLU? They used to care about stuff like this or else they pretended to.

[@barticusmaximus1230]

Read "Surveillance Valley"

[@user-su1xk3mv2b]

Time to update the first amendment

[@cubicglobe9620]

It is a must technology nowadays.

[@truthfound8574]

Is that how they record us and watch us through the phone now?

[@Srindal4657]

Are people really still talking about this? It's just facial recognition

[@artplayground2198]

Btw, didn't I see something like this on the outer limits?

[@goldenvoiceofnepal]

no this company not only accesses publicly available pictures but they actually harvest them.so even after someone make the social profile private or delete the pictures. they still keep them harvested and indexed until that person makes requests those pictures be delete which is impossible. this CEO is shameless saying it is first amendment right. he is wrong scraping is illegal. if port scanning is illegal how can scrapping pictures be legal. he has no right to store peoples pictures without there consent. this company needs to be investigated for accuracy of there statement. just wait till clear view is hacked and all the harvested pictures are stolen or even better trained data model is stolen

[@Jojo_DeBo]

Putting my real name on the internet and nothing coming up is a joy!Kept anon for about 8 yrs now.Not dodgy or anything just wanted to stay private.Had a major op in 2015 so started to research people of interest. A conman ripped my uncle off £150,000 to make a new Girocopter.Through FB,Companies house and Google earth i discovered where he lived and worked from and he had also ripped off another business man and our local council.£595,000 was the total.Sadly my uncle passed 2 years ago.The last I heard he still owed £73,000 but he took my uncles dream.I left it for a while then recently tracked him again.He was connected to the Born Free foundation.Raising funds for Girocopter's to help against poaching 2018.Barry Jones (Chimera)of Taten hill air field did not produce the Bulldog and a business that employed 30 staff.The Giro never left the ground!My uncle refurbed the old Squadron Office at Taten Hill.It was emaculate. RIP Kenneth.❤

[@noricoco4695]

Clearview is used by Macys, Kohls and Walmart too. Not just state and federal law enforcement. lol

[@jonlj77]

Cyber Pirates and Scammers and Civil rights violators should be the name of this company.

[@vegapunk6985]

It's fine

[@jamesduke1330]

One more reason to stop posting your life on fb.... and stop tweeting everything about you and your loved ones .... big brother already has a photo name and adress oh and phone number ... to everyone on social media ....

[@sanansa4567]

well I could care less, I am not on social media and never will be.

[@taubevictor8989]

That's what Facebook said..." " I want you to trust me "

[@leanndmean]

Nope. Dont trust him

[@FREEDOM-23]

This is worst than terrorism.

[@zachdancy5828]

It IS NOT Alright to use this type of technology on AMERICANS!! WE DAMN SURE DO NOT TRUST HIM!!! IT IS PRIVATE AND DO NOT BELIEVE ANYONE USING THIS!

[@mdstevens8989]

"Trust me" he says, i'm only working for the police he says... yeah, about that...

[@TT-sr4mu]

is scraping legal??

[@SJ-eh4uk]

Is this ramon??... From the flash??!?

[@flyflybaby2723]

If you're info is open-source, there is nothing you can do!

[@sudeepgurung284]

If this guy could make this software then anyone with enough ai programming knowledge (and there are many) can make this kind of software. Is there really any way to stop these kind of software being developed? I don't think so. Whether we like it or not, good bye to privacy.

[@DickJake-hh2qg]

China couldn't EMP is soon enough

[@prolifernosyv]

Cest & di/cest letter when You ordered it etc Corp bs

[@bobbybannerjee5156]

Oh these anti-science people. First they said "science cannot do it". When they see science can do it, they say "science shouldn't do it". Make up your mind. Science can do it. Science should do it.

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

I have come to believe that this technology should be used .I think that people should look at the Delphi case and take a hard line against similar crimes.

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

Although I admit that the platform demonstrated is a little much. I think that a person should appear as a marker on a map looking kind of like a weeble wobble with a big head and remain so unless it becomes necessary to view your activity.☺

[@pirocoroosterfly]

Skynet will be online... soon.

[@johnrosner8964]

There is no personal privacy It no longer exists technology has surpassed the ability to remain private

[@thhdhn2]

With today criminal is everywhere, we need this AI.

[@claudettes9697]

That it’s only being used by law enforcement is the concerning thing to me. If it’s a first amendment right then why is it not available to everyone, hmmm? No, I don’t want ppl using it, but I don’t like a lot of sh*t goings on.

[@Cherry210]

Instagram has been scanning lots of faces lately 😔....... They think they are being slick but they're not.

[@charlesbrightman4237]

Human Nature: "IF" something can actually be done, it will be done, at least once, to prove it can be done. And if it can be done, and is successful, guess what? Legal or not, ethical or not, moral or not, it will be utilized for at least some entities' agendas more than once. (ie: once the nuclear genie is out of the bottle, the nuclear genie is out of the bottle).

[@michaelhall7663]

Is it though? No atomic attacks since Nagasaki I'd say the genie can at least be restrained

[@charlesbrightman4237]

@@michaelhall7663 Trump is still President of the USA though, has access to the USA's nukes 24/7, and has already threatened to wipe two sovereign nations off the face of this Earth. What are you waiting for, a mushroom cloud or two to show I was right?

[@charlesbrightman4237]

Isn't there a law that not just anybody can build data bases on people without some sort of legal justification? Internet stalking or something? And why can even governments build data bases on their citizens beyond what is basically necessary, (ie: Driver's license, should be driver's license information only). And if not, should there be?

[@lisafrank674]

The ceo gives me the worst CREEP vibes

[@SomePeon]

check swiss crypto scandal for further background information on a topic familiar with this

[@zachdancy5828]

He should be SUED BY GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER!!! NO DAMN WAY OUR POLICE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE THIS!!

[@trinkladd]

To everyone: they’ve already been using this!

[@bruizzr]

Sitting here regretting all the nude photos i sent via social media

[@sunkcostfallacy2738]

Yeah, I'm sure this won't inevitably be abused by people in power. What human nature?

[@jasonpham3543]

scans pornstar*

[@alanthomas6438]

CEO IS LYEING

[@iseeyouyouseeme5386]

I wonder if the Apple sell the pictures, give them the pictures

[@HardKore5250]

Nothing to worry if you have nothing to hide companies want your social security number and others corps.

[@bennoreuter4393]

KZbin does use face recognition on it's videos. But they will never admit.

[@Youalreadyhaveitall]

We need to act on citizen arrest on these criminals!

[@r_ellis5799]

...and deep fake photos? Can it determine what photos are real vs. fake?

[@Goldmanvision]

DeepFake is a video AI algorithm. It does not take photos, it replaces the face on a video with another using the algorithm to determine how to align the eyes, mouth, etc. DeepFake does not apply to still photos. I believe you're thinking of images edited with Photoshop.

[@JustAFocus]

@@Goldmanvision Still frames can be captured from any video.

[@Patchuchan]

You can easily make fake photos that would fool this kind of software.

[@rlguerrero2263]

This is just like chemical weapons. Once done, still there ready and easily available to any tirant thought out history.

[@ricardoibanez8862]

That tech is bs

[@jackalope70]

You all post every bit of information you have to facebook for anyone to see then you are surprised when people use it? rofl.

[@truthfound8574]

He most likely is part of the government..the government is watching us lol...they could probably watch us through the video record camera on our phones also...but where is this facial recognition program when me and my husband got attacked by some people at checkers and we told police and nothing has been done about it..

[@yoyo-di2el]

I got Hoan Ton-That social security number, home address and some other stuff. Who want it?

[@vanessaavalos8348]

How can you TRUST someone that’s ALREADY getting suede?? Ok, SOUNDS FAMILIAR?

[@dirasadirasa2499]

If you put ur face puplic that is what u get welcome to the internet

[@69putana]

And hackers just stole their entire client list. I hope the company goes bankrupt.

[@tamriel_x]

Just trust me... its cool

[@shiloniousmonk]

Been here a long time, not a start up lmao

[@sliptic]

Where can find it?

[@bennoreuter4393]

What was the intended use of mass surveillance of the nsa yet again?

[@frveryhidayat6749]

Quantum FR Day

[@donotresuscitatetrampstamp]

disgusting and scary

[@michaelarmani8286]

I have nothing to hide..do you?