Private companies, like Palantir, ClearviewAI, and Flock Safety, are all amassing record-breaking profits from the surveillance, detention, and deportation of our friends, families, and neighbors. Congress must defend our communities and civil liberties from DHS’s ever-expanding surveillance state.
July 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Private companies, like Palantir, ClearviewAI, and Flock Safety, are all amassing record-breaking profits from the surveillance, detention, and deportation of our friends, families, and neighbors. Congress must defend our communities and civil liberties from DHS’s ever-expanding surveillance state.
June 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
ClearviewAI and social media tracking apps have also done this play with freemium access; police should not be able to use surveillance tech that skips democratic and oversight steps
New bad thing just dropped:
Tech bros buying/donating surveillance gear to police departments, skipping public, elected official input and scrutiny on how it will be used.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/b...
Tech bros buying/donating surveillance gear to police departments, skipping public, elected official input and scrutiny on how it will be used.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/b...
Ben Horowitz’s cozy relationship with the Las Vegas Police Department aided a16z portfolio company Skydio | TechCrunch
When Skydio, a young maker of drones in San Mateo, California, sent a customer proposal in 2023 to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, its chief
techcrunch.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:11 PM
ClearviewAI and social media tracking apps have also done this play with freemium access; police should not be able to use surveillance tech that skips democratic and oversight steps
the thing is that if they want to do mass random arrests, the RSVP list is not even particularly probative of presence, and if they want to pick out any plausible number of people they just do a DRTbox flyby (basically all federal LEOs have this) or use their ClearviewAI account over a crowd shot.
September 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
the thing is that if they want to do mass random arrests, the RSVP list is not even particularly probative of presence, and if they want to pick out any plausible number of people they just do a DRTbox flyby (basically all federal LEOs have this) or use their ClearviewAI account over a crowd shot.
A good bit of this history of today’s Silicon Siege of Institutions is told through @kashhill.bsky.social’s incredible book about ClearviewAI. Theil funds this surveillance tech start up to exploit the lag between innovation and regulation.
AI companies use the same “too fast for law” strategy.
AI companies use the same “too fast for law” strategy.
Ezra Klein addresses his Dialog attendance, saying he went twice and didn't return after 2022, when he found the vibe "curdled and resentful."
He writes: "That did prove a pretty good signal of where tech’s politics were going though, maybe I should’ve paid more attention."
Amen to that.
He writes: "That did prove a pretty good signal of where tech’s politics were going though, maybe I should’ve paid more attention."
Amen to that.
June 21, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A good bit of this history of today’s Silicon Siege of Institutions is told through @kashhill.bsky.social’s incredible book about ClearviewAI. Theil funds this surveillance tech start up to exploit the lag between innovation and regulation.
AI companies use the same “too fast for law” strategy.
AI companies use the same “too fast for law” strategy.
If you read @kashhill.bsky.social book on clearviewAI, here is an update on this toxic company.
We do need armor for living now. Women, where’s the contour at! We need masks for our faces and faces for our masks.
We do need armor for living now. Women, where’s the contour at! We need masks for our faces and faces for our masks.
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If you read @kashhill.bsky.social book on clearviewAI, here is an update on this toxic company.
We do need armor for living now. Women, where’s the contour at! We need masks for our faces and faces for our masks.
We do need armor for living now. Women, where’s the contour at! We need masks for our faces and faces for our masks.
Google is DataMinr, Palantir and ClearViewAi, apparently.
Alternatively, Steven Jarvis is a fucking idiot.
Alternatively, Steven Jarvis is a fucking idiot.
March 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Google is DataMinr, Palantir and ClearViewAi, apparently.
Alternatively, Steven Jarvis is a fucking idiot.
Alternatively, Steven Jarvis is a fucking idiot.
"The #Flock backlash shows that people aren’t apathetic about their privacy ... When people are shown a real way to claw back some power over the technology that affects their lives, they jump on it" 💯
🔓 archive.is/44Rtt
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #axon #palantir #clearviewai
🔓 archive.is/44Rtt
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #axon #palantir #clearviewai
Opinion | How Flock Cameras Became the Enemy
The campaign against Flock shows that fighting to protect personal privacy isn’t a lost cause.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"The #Flock backlash shows that people aren’t apathetic about their privacy ... When people are shown a real way to claw back some power over the technology that affects their lives, they jump on it" 💯
🔓 archive.is/44Rtt
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #axon #palantir #clearviewai
🔓 archive.is/44Rtt
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #axon #palantir #clearviewai
Definitely using ClearviewAI
I was at a forensics conference in 2024 where a former DHS liaison with Interpol called this the greatest tool in law enforcement. He then chastised the Canadian law enforcement in attendance because their government had banned its use.
I was at a forensics conference in 2024 where a former DHS liaison with Interpol called this the greatest tool in law enforcement. He then chastised the Canadian law enforcement in attendance because their government had banned its use.
April 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Definitely using ClearviewAI
I was at a forensics conference in 2024 where a former DHS liaison with Interpol called this the greatest tool in law enforcement. He then chastised the Canadian law enforcement in attendance because their government had banned its use.
I was at a forensics conference in 2024 where a former DHS liaison with Interpol called this the greatest tool in law enforcement. He then chastised the Canadian law enforcement in attendance because their government had banned its use.
It’s mine-eugenics.
If you try to enter the States the same will happen at the border.
If you live there it’s already happened.
It’s what DOGE, Meta, Palantir, ClearViewAI (all made by Thiel’s greasy hands) are for.
And they’re headed this way.
Mark. My. Words.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
If you try to enter the States the same will happen at the border.
If you live there it’s already happened.
It’s what DOGE, Meta, Palantir, ClearViewAI (all made by Thiel’s greasy hands) are for.
And they’re headed this way.
Mark. My. Words.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
August 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It’s mine-eugenics.
If you try to enter the States the same will happen at the border.
If you live there it’s already happened.
It’s what DOGE, Meta, Palantir, ClearViewAI (all made by Thiel’s greasy hands) are for.
And they’re headed this way.
Mark. My. Words.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
If you try to enter the States the same will happen at the border.
If you live there it’s already happened.
It’s what DOGE, Meta, Palantir, ClearViewAI (all made by Thiel’s greasy hands) are for.
And they’re headed this way.
Mark. My. Words.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
Clearview AI collected British Columbians' images from Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Venmo and provided facial recognition services to multiple police forces.
B.C. court upholds ban against U.S. company collecting people's data
Clearview AI collected British Columbians' images from Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Venmo and provided facial recognition services to multiple police forces.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The settlement gives pennies to those impacted while allowing ClearviewAI to continue their shady data harvesting practices that fuel groups like ICE. https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-customers-reportedly-include-ice-justice-department-fbi-macys/
Clearview AI facial recognition customers reportedly include DOJ, FBI, ICE, Macy's - CNET
Retail companies as well as law enforcement agencies have used the service, says a report.
www.cnet.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The settlement gives pennies to those impacted while allowing ClearviewAI to continue their shady data harvesting practices that fuel groups like ICE. https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-customers-reportedly-include-ice-justice-department-fbi-macys/
I fucking hate that this is likely not incorrect. ClearviewAI almost certainly got trained on *ethnic* datasets.
June 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I fucking hate that this is likely not incorrect. ClearviewAI almost certainly got trained on *ethnic* datasets.
This is a screenshot from a #ClearviewAI facial recognition usage report from the St. Johns County, FL Sheriff's Office.
In this 61 page report, the most common reason given for a scan appears to be for suspected "retail theft/shoplifting."
Police protect the interests of capital.
In this 61 page report, the most common reason given for a scan appears to be for suspected "retail theft/shoplifting."
Police protect the interests of capital.
May 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is a screenshot from a #ClearviewAI facial recognition usage report from the St. Johns County, FL Sheriff's Office.
In this 61 page report, the most common reason given for a scan appears to be for suspected "retail theft/shoplifting."
Police protect the interests of capital.
In this 61 page report, the most common reason given for a scan appears to be for suspected "retail theft/shoplifting."
Police protect the interests of capital.
Every bit of data Flock collects is shared with ClearviewAI and Palantir seeing as how Peter Thiel is invested heavily in both companies.
#flock #clearviewai #palantir #peterthiel
#flock #clearviewai #palantir #peterthiel
December 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Every bit of data Flock collects is shared with ClearviewAI and Palantir seeing as how Peter Thiel is invested heavily in both companies.
#flock #clearviewai #palantir #peterthiel
#flock #clearviewai #palantir #peterthiel
Asking a few mutuals to help elevate this? 🙏🏾
Let's shake the habit of shrugging off violations to human rights.
Don't Normalize #BIGBrother.
@sassy0210.bsky.social @eddsmitty.bsky.social @jandee924.bsky.social @rhutabhayga.bsky.social
#FlockSafety #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Lenovo #NWN #Wicket
👀📖
Let's shake the habit of shrugging off violations to human rights.
Don't Normalize #BIGBrother.
@sassy0210.bsky.social @eddsmitty.bsky.social @jandee924.bsky.social @rhutabhayga.bsky.social
#FlockSafety #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Lenovo #NWN #Wicket
👀📖
The World Cup ends Sunday, but the increased surveillance won't, write Ranking Digital Rights’ Tayrine dos Santos Dias and Leandro Ucciferri. Their investigation maps the companies behind the data harvesting, predictive policing, and aerial surveillance across 16 host cities.
The Silent World Cup Winners are the Companies Normalizing Surveillance
Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) released an investigation into the companies supporting surveillance and policing in the 16 host cities of the 2026 World Cup.
www.techpolicy.press
July 22, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Asking a few mutuals to help elevate this? 🙏🏾
Let's shake the habit of shrugging off violations to human rights.
Don't Normalize #BIGBrother.
@sassy0210.bsky.social @eddsmitty.bsky.social @jandee924.bsky.social @rhutabhayga.bsky.social
#FlockSafety #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Lenovo #NWN #Wicket
👀📖
Let's shake the habit of shrugging off violations to human rights.
Don't Normalize #BIGBrother.
@sassy0210.bsky.social @eddsmitty.bsky.social @jandee924.bsky.social @rhutabhayga.bsky.social
#FlockSafety #ClearviewAI #Palantir #Lenovo #NWN #Wicket
👀📖
I'm writing a paper with students about the ways in which databases, like PimEyes or ClearviewAI, deploy facial recognition technology and looks for academic studies that address this.
Are there scholars studying ways to 'obfuscate' biometric data as part of the design of digital cameras?
Are there scholars studying ways to 'obfuscate' biometric data as part of the design of digital cameras?
February 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm writing a paper with students about the ways in which databases, like PimEyes or ClearviewAI, deploy facial recognition technology and looks for academic studies that address this.
Are there scholars studying ways to 'obfuscate' biometric data as part of the design of digital cameras?
Are there scholars studying ways to 'obfuscate' biometric data as part of the design of digital cameras?
@wired.com I don’t think anyone will be able to take on Palantir or Flock or ClearviewAI. Basically anyone contracted with the NYPD is safe sadly.
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@wired.com I don’t think anyone will be able to take on Palantir or Flock or ClearviewAI. Basically anyone contracted with the NYPD is safe sadly.
A proposed class action settlement with #ClearviewAI is so terrible that 23 state attorney generals signed a brief to protest it. Oakland Privacy activists flew to Chicago to tell the judge personally why she should not approve this settlement. #facialrecognition takeaction.salsalabs.org/clearviewai
OP Travels to Chicago To Oppose Clearview AI Settlement in Federal Court
Younse got 3 minutes in front of a judge to object to the settlement and called out the lack of meaningful relief for class members.
takeaction.salsalabs.org
February 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A proposed class action settlement with #ClearviewAI is so terrible that 23 state attorney generals signed a brief to protest it. Oakland Privacy activists flew to Chicago to tell the judge personally why she should not approve this settlement. #facialrecognition takeaction.salsalabs.org/clearviewai
The mitigation of the recovery of the original data is achieved by modifying the "seeds" and the amount of compressed data, but it is usually more obvious in smaller models, called "overfitting."
What's more, this problem was obvious in data-poor models like ClearviewAI
What's more, this problem was obvious in data-poor models like ClearviewAI
May 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The mitigation of the recovery of the original data is achieved by modifying the "seeds" and the amount of compressed data, but it is usually more obvious in smaller models, called "overfitting."
What's more, this problem was obvious in data-poor models like ClearviewAI
What's more, this problem was obvious in data-poor models like ClearviewAI
Palantir, ClearviewAI …
… what about Thompson Reuters who supply all the anpr tracking …
Oracle who facilitate everything and want a second place to deploy their Chinese authoritarian tech?
Meta & Google/YouTube making money from boiling the frog for decades?
… what about Thompson Reuters who supply all the anpr tracking …
Oracle who facilitate everything and want a second place to deploy their Chinese authoritarian tech?
Meta & Google/YouTube making money from boiling the frog for decades?
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Palantir, ClearviewAI …
… what about Thompson Reuters who supply all the anpr tracking …
Oracle who facilitate everything and want a second place to deploy their Chinese authoritarian tech?
Meta & Google/YouTube making money from boiling the frog for decades?
… what about Thompson Reuters who supply all the anpr tracking …
Oracle who facilitate everything and want a second place to deploy their Chinese authoritarian tech?
Meta & Google/YouTube making money from boiling the frog for decades?
For 2026 make a goal to get off the Peter Thiel platforms: ChatGPT, Facebook, META, Instagram, Palantier, jdVance, tRump, ClearviewAI, Próspera Honduras, RandPaul: youtu.be/TP7Z_Eqxhxk
How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy
YouTube video by fern
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM
For 2026 make a goal to get off the Peter Thiel platforms: ChatGPT, Facebook, META, Instagram, Palantier, jdVance, tRump, ClearviewAI, Próspera Honduras, RandPaul: youtu.be/TP7Z_Eqxhxk
"At a moment when the government is charging protesters who throw food with felony assault, it's clear that this tech will just become another way to silence dissent." - @foxcahn.bsky.social
#ICE #FacialRecognition #ClearviewAI
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
#ICE #FacialRecognition #ClearviewAI
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
ICE To Pay $10 Million For Clearview Facial Recognition To Investigate Agent Assaults
ICE handed the controversial facial recognition company its biggest federal contract to date as it continues its illegal immigration crackdown.
www.forbes.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"At a moment when the government is charging protesters who throw food with felony assault, it's clear that this tech will just become another way to silence dissent." - @foxcahn.bsky.social
#ICE #FacialRecognition #ClearviewAI
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
#ICE #FacialRecognition #ClearviewAI
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Just posted: Clearview AI has reached a settlement agreement to pay lots of money to settle a class action claim for its illicit collection of biometric data of people all over the United Stated. #biometrics #clearviewAI
www.courtlistener.com/docket/29102...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/29102...
Exhibit A-Settlement Agreement – #621, Att. #1 in In Re: Clearview AI, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation (N.D. Ill., 1:21-cv-00135) – CourtListener.com
Exhibit A-Settlement Agreement
www.courtlistener.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Just posted: Clearview AI has reached a settlement agreement to pay lots of money to settle a class action claim for its illicit collection of biometric data of people all over the United Stated. #biometrics #clearviewAI
www.courtlistener.com/docket/29102...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/29102...