Use of Clearview AI by at least 10 federal agencies

Use of Clearview AI by at least 10 federal agencies
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Deployment Status	Concluded
Deployment Start Date
Deployment End Date
Events	* uses Record type Property:Has event Start (2 January 2015, Documented, , No description) uses Record type Property:Has event End (2 March 2020, Documented, , As recorded)
City	Washington (DC)
Country	USA
Involved Entities	U. S Government Accountability Office
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Technology Deployed	Clearview AI (Software)
Information Certainty	Documented
Primary sources	1
Datasets Used	Clearview AI (Dataset), Unknown Dataset 0084
Deployment Type	Criminal investigations, Surveillance
runs search software
managed by	Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Clearview AI, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S Capitol Police, U.S Secret Service, U.S. Park Police, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, US Marshalls
used by	Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S Capitol Police, U.S Secret Service, U.S. Park Police, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, US Marshalls
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Information Certainty: Documented

Deployment Purpose: Criminal investigations, Surveillance

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Products and Institutions:

Product Deployed	Clearview AI (Software)
Institutions ⠉	Clearview AI
Datasets	Clearview AI (Dataset) Unknown Dataset 0084
Search software

Status and Events:

Status	Concluded
Events	Start (2 January 2015, Documented, , No description) End (2 March 2020, Documented, , As recorded)
Start Date
End Date

Users:

Involved Entities	U. S Government Accountability Office
Managed by	Clearview AI Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) US Marshalls Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) FBI U.S. Postal Inspection Service U.S Secret Service U.S Capitol Police U.S Park Police
Used by	Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) US Marshalls Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) FBI U.S. Postal Inspection Service U.S Secret Service U.S Capitol Police U.S Park Police

Location:

City	Washington (DC)
Country ⠉	USA

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Description

The U.S Government Accountability Office was asked to carry out a report by representativs into the use of facial recognition by federal agencies.

GAO was asked to review federal law enforcement use of facial recognition technology. This report examines the 1) ownership and use of facial recognition technology by federal agencies that employ law enforcement officers, 2) types of activities these agencies use the technology to support, and 3) the extent that these agencies track employee use of facial recognition technology owned by nonfederal entities. GAO administered a survey questionnaire to 42 federal agencies that employ law enforcement officers regarding their use of the technology. GAO also reviewed documents (e.g., system descriptions) and interviewed officials from selected agencies (e.g., agencies that owned facial recognition technology). This is a public version of a sensitive report that GAO issued in April 2021. Information that agencies deemed sensitive has been omitted 1

Eleven agencies we surveyed used systems with facial recognition technology belonging to non-government entities, including Clearview AI (10 agencies) and Vigilant Solutions (five agencies) 1

Information regarding the extent that agencies used Clearview AI and Vigilant Solutions has been omitted from this report, as some agencies deemed the information sensitive 1

Some agencies reported that they only used Clearview AI or Vigilant Solutions on a free trial basis, and thus, did not enter into a formal contract with the service provider. Other non-government entities that agencies reported using included Amazon Rekognition, BI SmartLink, and Giant Oak Social Technology, among others 1

Following the murder of of George Floyd by police officers the U.S postal Service used Clearview:

Used Clearview AI to help identify individuals suspected of criminal activity that took place in conjunction with the period of civil unrest, riots, or protests. This criminal activity included damaging U.S. Postal Service property, stealing mail, opening mail, burglarizing U.S. Postal Service buildings, and committing arson 1

Following the insurrection on January 6 2021:

U.S. Capitol Police used Clearview AI to help generate investigative leads. The agency also requested that another federal agency use its system to conduct facial recognition searches on behalf of the U.S. Capitol Police 1

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