Progress

Current status
under appeal
17 Nov 2023 under appeal
17 Oct 2023 in force
08 May 2023 in force
23 May 2022 in force
29 Oct 2021 in force
14 Oct 2021 in force
20 Mar 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Australia
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Nov 2023
under appeal

Filed ICO case before Court asking permission to appeal the judgment of the First Tier Tribunal in the Clearview AI case

On 17 November 2023, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) filed a case before the Court, asking permission to appeal the First Tier Tribunal ruling concerning the Clearview AI case. The Tribunal concluded that the ICO was acting outside its …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
17 Oct 2023
in force

Issued UK Court of Appeal ruling in Clearview AI’s appeal of ICO’s fine and enforcement notice

On 17 October 2023, the UK Court of Appeal issued a ruling concerning Clearview AI’s appeal of the fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The Court concluded that the ICO was acting outside its jurisdiction when issuing the fine…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
08 May 2023
in force

Issued Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia ruling regarding the investigation into Clearview AI for failure to comply with privacy rules

On 8 May 2023, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia (AATA) upheld the OAIC’s decision that Clearview AI failed to take reasonable steps to implement the necessary procedures to ensure compliance with the Australian Privacy Principles con…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
23 May 2022
in force

ICO fines Clearview AI for failure to comply with privacy rules

On 23 May 2022, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fined Clearview AI Inc GBP 7'552'800 for using pictures of people in the United Kingdom to create a global online database for facial recognition. The ruling follows an investigation b…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
29 Oct 2021
in force

ICO announces intent to issue £17 million fine to Clearview AI

On 29 November 2021, United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced its provisional intent to issue a £17 million fine to Clearview AI for an apparent failure to comply with UK data protection laws on a number of points. The al…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
14 Oct 2021
in force

OAIC and ICO conclude investigation into Clearview AI for failure to comply with privacy rules

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have concluded their joint investigation into Clearview AI's conformity with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contain…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
20 Mar 2020
under deliberation

OAIC and ICO open investigation into Clearview AI for potential violation of privacy law

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened a joint investigation into Clearview AI to check its conformity with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) cont…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority