ACLU "Ready to Take Action," Touts Win Against Clearview AI

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Banned **** ******* ***** ****** **

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************, *** *** ********* ********* **** giving ****** **:

(*)any ******* ****** ** ******* ***********, except (a) as consistent with 740 ILCS 14/25 (and applicable law referred to therein) or (b) in compliance with the requirements of 740 ILCS 14/15; and (2) any ********** ********** ******** *** ** *** ****** ** ***** ******** ******** ** ****** ** * ***** ** ******* ********** ******, or local unit of government. [emphasis added]

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Biometric *********** ******* *** (****) ******* ********

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(*)informs *** ******* or the subject's legally authorized representative in writing that a biometric identifier or biometric information is being collected or stored; [emphasis added]

*******, *** ******* ******* ********** **** receive * ******* ******* **** *** subject:

(*) ******** * ******* ******* ******** by *** ******* ** *** ********* identifier ** ********* *********** ** *** subject's ******* ********** **************.

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Government *** ***** *******, ****** ** ********

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*** *** ********* ** *****, **** Private ****** ***in ** *** ****** *********’* ******* ** **** **** ******* ********** ******** (or State government agencies outside of Illinois) and contractors engaged in authorized support for and under contracts with such government agencies at all levels and locations. [emphasis added]

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********* ****** ** *** ***** **an ********** *** * ****** ** **** (*) ***** from the date of the entry of the Consent Order prohibiting Clearview from granting either paid or free access to Illinois *****, ******, *****, ** ***** ********** ******** *** *********** working for those agencies in Illinois, including ***** *** ***** ****** *********** *** ***** ***** *** ***** *** *********** ******** (the “Illinois State and Local Agencies”), to the Clearview App. [emphasis added]

School *** ****** ** ********, ******* *********

****** *** ** ********* **** ** banned ** ******** *** * *****, but *** ********** **** *** ****** school *** ******* ** *** *****,****** ***** *******, ****** ******** ** *** **** Speech, *******, *** ********** *******, **** IPVM. ******* *** *** ** *** attorneys ************ *** ********** ** *** lawsuit ******* *********:

***** *** **********, *********will ** ****** *** **** ***** **** ********* ****** ** *** **** *********** ******** ** *** ***** ** ***** ********** ******** ** ********, ********* ****** *******. Even after that five-year period is over, a separate ******* ********* *********** ***** ******** **** ******** ** ********* how ****** ******* *** *** **** recognition ********** ** ***** ********. *** settlement **** *** ****** *** ******** Clearview ***** **** ** ** **** public ******* ******* ** ********. [******** added]

Sales ** ***** *******

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Facial ******* ** ** *******

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Opt-Out ******* *** ******** *********

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********* **** ****use *** ********** ** ***** *** ****** ******* **** ******* *********** ** **** ******** ******** and to prevent ****** ********** ** *********** ********** **** ******** ********, to the best of Clearview’s ability. [emphasis added]

5-Year ******** ***** *********

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Impact ** *********'* ********

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ACLU ***** ******* ** **** *** ****

****** *********** ** * ************* **********, and **** ******* **** *********** ** the ****** **** **** ******** *** general ***. ******, *** **** **** IPVM **** ** ** ********** ** work ** ************ ****** *********** ***********:

*** ******** ********* *********** ******* *** regulates ******* **** ** ********* ********** technologies. *** *********** *** ********, *** they ***’* ******* ***** ****** ** face *********** **********. ****’* *** *** ACLU *** ****** **** ***** ******** to ***** ***** *** ***** **** on ****** *** ** **** *********** technology ** ****** ** ************* ****** the *******.