Clearview AI data use deemed illegal in Austria, however no fine issued

The Austrian data protection authority has decided: Clearview AI, the company that sells facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies in the U.S. is no longer allowed to process biometric data of the complainant and must delete their existing data. The US based company scrapes photos from websites to create a permanent searchable database of biometric profiles. The decision follows similar decisions in Italy, the UK, France and Greece, however no fine was issued. Decision by the Austrian DSB (DE) Clearview must comply with GDPR. The decision is clear: Collecting images of the complainant for a biometric search engine is illegal, as the GDPR applies to such scraping and selling of personal data from Europeans. Clearview AI uses its software to monitor the behavior of people in Austria, even though the company is based in the U.S. and does not offer its services in Austria. Not only does Clearview have to delete all personal data of the complainant, but the data processing lac