Case tracker · Biometric privacy & facial recognition
In re Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation
- 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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